On December 4, 2016, Venezuelan democracy activists initiated a sit-in at St. Peter’s Square in Rome, Italy, and urged Vatican representatives to support the release of Venezuela’s 108 political prisoners. Lilian Tintori, wife of imprisoned Leopoldo Lopez, her mother-in-law Antonieta Lopez, and Mitzy Capriles, wife of the jailed mayor Antonio Ledezma, were among several demonstrators…
Magnitsky Laws Around the World Support Human Rights Leaders in Europe and the United States are introducing new laws to hold foreign human rights abusers and corrupt officials accountable for their crimes. The laws are named after Sergei Magnitsky, a Russian lawyer who was murdered for exposing a $230-million corruption scheme in his home country.…
Magnitsky Laws Around the World Support Human Rights Leaders in Europe and the United States are introducing new laws to hold foreign human rights abusers and corrupt officials accountable for their crimes. The laws are named after Sergei Magnitsky, a Russian lawyer who was murdered for exposing a $230-million corruption scheme in his home country.…
The World Movement for Democracy welcomes the release of Venezuelan political prisoner and prominent opposition activist, Rosmit Mantilla. On November 17, 2016, Mantilla was freed after being arbitrarily detained for 2.5 years in Venezuela due to charges stemming from the country’s 2014 student protests. In the 2015 elections, he became the first openly gay politician…