Venezuelan political prisoner Eligio Cedeno's representatives are visiting Brazil this week seeking what they call "urgent support against the ongoing abuses of human rights and political persecution by the Venezuelan government." They will have meetings in São Paulo and Brazilian capital Brasília. Cedeno, who is just one of dozens of high profile political prisoners in the country, is currently in legal limbo, as an appeals court of the Supreme Court of Justice has ordered his immediate release while the 38th control court has so far refused to free him. "Brazil is a prestigious and respected regional leader, and part of the responsibility of this role is the defense of basic, universal rights," said Robert Amsterdam, international lawyer for Cedeno, and whose office is headquartered in Toronto and London. "Right now we are... [read full story]
