La Conversa | Maria Oropeza: 'Women in El Helicoide have fewer rights than men'
For the political leader of Vente Venezuela, Maria Oropeza, her time at the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (Sebin) headquarters in El Helicoide, Caracas, was bitter, but also a life lesson, as she witnessed the solidarity of her fellow inmates.
TL;DR
- Maria Oropeza, a leader of Vente Venezuela, recounted her harsh experience during detention at El Helicoide, noting that women prisoners have fewer rights than men.
- She detailed the isolation and delayed visits she faced, and how she and her colleagues Dignora Hernández and Catalina Ramos were eventually released on February 8th.
- Despite being amnestied, Oropeza stated she and other Vente Venezuela members are still being monitored and intimidated by state security forces.
- Oropeza believes fear has lessened, and the Venezuelan people are eager for political activity and a transition to democracy.
- She stressed the urgency for presidential elections, demanding an electoral roadmap, a purified electoral registry, diaspora participation, and international observation to prevent fraud.
- Oropeza asserted that economic improvement is impossible without political change and the establishment of a state of law and legal security.
- The article also touches upon the unchanged minimum wage, rising inflation, and the government's reluctance to discuss labor law reforms.