By The Diary
28 Sep 2024, 3:43 PM EDT
Several teacher organizations in Venezuela asked the authorities of the Nicolás Maduro regime to release the minors who were captured in the context of the political crisis, which was unleashed after the controversial proclamation of the Chavista leader in the presidential elections on July 28. , before the start of the school year, scheduled for Monday, September 30, indicated the NGO Provea.
“It is not possible to educate young students, their teachers and citizens in an environment of fear, terror and persecution. A climate of respect for constitutional rights and guarantees is required,” said the teachers, grouped in 27 organizations, who signed a document published by Provea.
Education workers reaffirm that without democracy there will be no quality education in #Venezuela.
They denounce that the beginning of the school year occurs in a context of arbitrariness, starvation wages and transgression of human rights. #27Sep
https://t.co/YnyLn2uSlb— PROVEA (@_Provea) September 27, 2024
Likewise, they highlighted that it is necessary to guarantee “a space of tranquility” in the classrooms so that “the teaching and learning process is efficient and effective,” something that they believe is being compromised as long as 68 adolescents and children remain imprisoned, according to the records of the NGO Foro Penal.
“The 2024-2025 school year is going to begin in a new political context for everyone: we are victims of arbitrariness and transgression of human rights,” reiterated the teachers, who rejected the repression of the Maduro regime against citizens who repudiate the results offered. by the official National Electoral Council (CNE) in the presidential elections, something that has been questioned by multiple countries around the world.
For this reason, they believe that it is necessary to “save” education and demand “freedom for all minors who are imprisoned,” who are joined by six students and a professor from the Central University of Venezuela (UCV) who are part of the 2,400 arrested by regime forces, some captured in protests.
“As educators, we have the duty to oppose the attempt to convert education into an instrument of social and political control by the State-Government. We call on teachers to promote critical thinking, plurality of ideas, respect and defense of human rights,” the letter adds.
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