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VENEZUELA: ILAAD BRINGS THE ARBITRARY DETENTION OF ARLEI DANILO ESPITIA LARA TO THE UNITED NATIONS
ILAAD, in collaboration with JusticiaXLibertad, has filed a complaint with the WGAD against Venezuela on behalf of Arlei Danilo Espitia Lara, still detained incommunicado.
Nov 102 min read


VENEZUELA: 4 COLOMBIANS RELEASED AFTER ARBITRARY DETENTION
ILAAD welcomes the release of David Josué Misse Durán, Brayan Sair Navarro Cáceres, Edwin Iván Colmenares García, and Kevin José Saavedra Basallo, Colombian nationals who have been arbitrarily detained in Venezuela
Oct 242 min read


VENEZUELA: ILAAD BRINGS THE ARBITRARY DETENTION OF EMIRLENDRIS BENITEZ TO THE UNITED NATIONS
ILAAD, alongside JusticiaXLibertad, submitted a follow-up and complaint to the WGAD against Venezuela on behalf of Emirlendris Benítez, wrongfully convicted to 30 years' imprisonment.
Oct 182 min read


USA AND EL SALVADOR: ILAAD BRINGS THE ARBITRARY DETENTION OF 23 MIGRANTS TO THE UNITED NATIONS
ILAAD, in collaboration with BU, CGRS, GSLC, and RFKHR, filed a complaint with the WGAD on behalf of 23 individuals illegally transferred by the United States to El Salvador.
Sep 163 min read


VENEZUELA: 200+ VENEZUELAN RELEASED AFTER ARBITRARY DETENTION
The International League Against Arbitrary Detention (ILAAD) welcomes the release and repatriation of over 200 Venezuelan nationals who had been held in El Salvador’s CECOT prison.
Jul 202 min read


VENEZUELA: RENZO HUAMANCHUMO RELEASED AFTER ARBITRARY DETENTION IN VENEZUELA
ILAAD welcomes the release of Mr. Renzo Yasir Huamanchumo Castillo, a Peruvian national who had been arbitrarily detained in Venezuela since September 2024.
Jul 182 min read


VENEZUELA : FABIÁN BUGLIONE RELEASED AFTER ARBITRARY DETENTION
The International League Against Arbitrary Detention (ILAAD) welcomes the release of Mr. Fabián Buglione Reyes, a Uruguayan citizen who had been unlawfully detained in Venezuela since October 2024. Mr. Buglione disappeared on 19 October 2024 after passing through a border checkpoint from Colombia into Venezuela. He was taken into custody, held incommunicado, and denied access to his family, legal counsel, and consular assistance. For months, his whereabouts remained undisclos
Jul 182 min read


VENEZUELA: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER JOSÉ JAVIER TARAZONA SÁNCHEZ
ILAAD urges the Government of Venezuela to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 8/2025 concerning José Javier Tarazona Sánchez.
Apr 16 min read


BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF MARCO ANTONIO GARCÉS CARAPAICA
ILAAD urges the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 27/2024 concerning Marco Antonio Garcés Carapaica.
Aug 25, 20244 min read


BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF 4 INDIVIDUALS
ILAAD urges the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 38/2024 concerning Niurka Mariana Mota Belisario, Leonardo Javier Fernández Estanga, Pedro Domingo Díaz Díaz, and Jean Pierre Pages Evans.
Aug 25, 20246 min read


BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA : ARBITRARY DETENTION OF VENEZUELAN MOTHER AND SON
ILAAD urges the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 31/2024 concerning Argelia Margarita Infante Nares and Yoeimer Alexair Hurtado Infante.
Aug 25, 20244 min read


BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF FOUR VENEZUELAN NATIONALS
ILAAD urges the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 14/2024.
Mar 18, 20245 min read


VENEZUELA: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF THE SISTERS MARÍA FERNANDA AND ELIZABETH SILVA BEROES
ILAAD urges the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 54/2023 concerning María and Elizabeth Silva Beroes.
Aug 28, 20236 min read
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