Observatorio Venezolano de Prisiones

The Observatorio Venezolano de Prisiones (OVP, in English Venezuelan Observatory of Prisons) is a Venezuelan NGO working to improve human rights for prisoners. Its offices are located in Caracas.

History

The OVP was founded in 2002. Among its members there are political scientists, criminologists, sociologists, architects and experts in the prison system.

The organisation was very vocal when in 2014 34 inmates at the Uribana prison died during protests.[1]

The IACHR expressed concerns after government official Diosdado Cabello informed on his TV program Hitting with the Hammer when several representatives of the OVP were arriving in Venezuela after an international tour. The IACH considered Cabello was threatening them by notifying what were private details of a trip.[2]

References

  1. ↑ HRW reports on Uribana
  2. ↑ IACH expresses concerns for the safety of OVP representatives

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