Marianela Sanchez Ortiz

Documenting and Reporting Violations Against Prisoners in Venezuela

Marianela Sánchez Ortiz is a human rights defender and the Legal Coordinator for the Observatorio Venezolano de Prisiones (OVP - Venezuelan Prisons Observatory), which documents violations against prison detainees in Venezuela. She faces threats and harassment as a result of her work.

Front Line Defenders has issued these appeals on behalf of Marianela Sanchez Ortiz:

15 April 2013 - Threats continue against human rights defender Ms Marianela Sanchéz Ortiz and her family

27 June 2012 - Venezuela-Update: Human rights defender Ms Marianela Sánchez Ortiz threatened

1 June 2012 - Venezuela: Attack and death threats against the family of Ms Marianela Sánchez Ortiz, in relation to the Venezuelan Prisons Observatory's work

For more information:

Observatorio Prisiones Venezolano

Amnesty International - enezuela: Venezuelan activist threatened: Marianela Sánchez Ortiz