Detention of Rocío San Miguel
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights had previously requested the Venezuelan state to report on the compliance with a favorable judgment for San Miguel in 2018, in relation to her dismissal from public charges in 2004 after supporting a recall referendum against then-president Hugo Chávez.[12][13] On 13 February, the UN High Commissioner, Volker Türk, joined the voices expressing deep concern for the detention of Rocío San Miguel, president of the NGO Control Ciudadano.During this conversation, Albares expressed his concern for the detention of San Miguel and discussed the situation of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights office in Venezuela, whose activities have recently been suspended by the Venezuelan government.[16] Several dozen people, including members of the Venezuelan community, opponents, and friends of the Spanish-Venezuelan activist, gathered in Madrid this Tuesday during a vigil organized in the central parish of La Milagrosa.[18] The Panel, which was established in September 2017 by the Secretary General of the OAS, Luis Almagro, has revealed that San Miguel was a victim of enforced disappearance and subsequently transferred to the detention center known as El Helicoide.