UN’s Bachelet Tells Venezuela to Free Political Prisoners

United Nations High Commissioner speaks after three-day visit
Protests break out in Caracas on final day of UN visit

Protesters during a visit by UN High Commissioner Bachelet on June 21.Photographer: Carlos Becerra/Bloomberg

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By Patricia Laya and Alex Vasquez

June 21, 2019 at 4:58 PM UTC

Corrected

June 24, 2019 at 1:57 PM UTC

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United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet called on the Venezuelan government to release political prisoners.

“I call on the authorities to free all those who are detained for peacefully exercising their civil and political rights,” Bachelet said via webcast before departing Venezuela after a three-day visit.