Latam ex-presidents blocked from prison visit to Venezuela's Lopez

Former presidents Sebastian Pinera of Chile and Andres Pastrana of Colombia, both conservatives who were U.S. allies, were denied access to the prison where Lopez is being held. They told reporters that the decision to refuse their visit was a sign of limitations on human rights in Venezuela. "Leopoldo Lopez is a politician, one can disagree with his ideas but that does not provide the right to deprive him of his freedom," said Pinera at the entrance to the Ramo Verde military prison.  More…