Gloria de Mees

Gloria de Mees is a prominent human rights advocate and the rapporteur for Venezuela at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (CIDH). In her role, she has been instrumental in highlighting the grave human rights violations occurring in Venezuela, particularly in facilities like El Helicoide, known for the systematic torture and arbitrary detention of political prisoners. Recently, she presented a request to the Organization of American States (OEA) for a visit to Venezuela to assess the human rights situation, stressing the alarming conditions faced by detainees.