Maria Lourdes Afiuni, a jailed Venezuelan judge
arrested ten years ago, has been slapped with a further five-year sentence,
prompting a UN human rights expert to express his “grave concern”, describing
the further punishment as an act of “reprisal against her”. “It is deplorable
that Judge Afiuni continues to be subjected to arbitrary detention, the UN
Special Rapporteur on Independence of Judges and Lawyers, Diego García-Sayán,
said on Tuesday. In 2009, then-President
Hugo Chavez demanded that she be imprisoned for 30 years for releasing. . More... 
Wednesday, March 27, 2019
UN expert condemns new sentence for jailed Venezuelan judge as ‘another instance of reprisal’
Maria Lourdes Afiuni, a jailed Venezuelan judge
arrested ten years ago, has been slapped with a further five-year sentence,
prompting a UN human rights expert to express his “grave concern”, describing
the further punishment as an act of “reprisal against her”. “It is deplorable
that Judge Afiuni continues to be subjected to arbitrary detention, the UN
Special Rapporteur on Independence of Judges and Lawyers, Diego García-Sayán,
said on Tuesday. In 2009, then-President
Hugo Chavez demanded that she be imprisoned for 30 years for releasing. . More... 
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