News Summary Monday, February 9
This Monday, February 9, opposition leader María Corina Machado presented the human rights situation in Venezuela before the IACHR.
TL;DR
- Ramón Guanipa, son of opposition leader Juan Pablo Guanipa, reported his father missing after unidentified men took him, with the prosecution seeking to revoke his house arrest.
- Opposition leader Freddy Superlano was released after 18 months of detention.
- María Corina Machado presented the human rights situation in Venezuela to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) in Washington D.C., requesting an international visit to Venezuela.
- Airlines Latam, Plus Ultra, and Air Europa announced the resumption of flights to and from Caracas.
- The UN Mission for Venezuela cautiously welcomed the preliminary approval of an Amnesty Law, noting it could help restore the political fabric but might not benefit all political prisoners.
- The U.S. Department of Defense confirmed the capture of the oil tanker Aquila II, allegedly transporting sanctioned crude oil.