Women Defend Rocío San Miguel With The Campaign “Today We Are All Rocío”.

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February 17, 2024 | 1:47 p.m

After the government arrested Nicolás Maduro Rocio San Miguel, A number of women from different countries spoke out against the event and supported the militia expert.

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The activist, known for her extensive knowledge of the military field, suffered an arrest that, for many, has an authoritarian and repressive character. This event occurred on Friday, February 9, at Simón Bolívar Airport in the Venezuelan capital. Since then, various voices from national and international politics and justice have expressed their rejection of the Venezuelan government's decision and also supported Rocío San Miguel.

What is “Today we are all Rocío”?

Through social networks, various political and civil society figures in Spanish-speaking countries met to participate in a video in which they presented arguments underpinning the injustice of the detention of Rocío San Miguel. Some testimonies suggest that the activist's relatives were also imprisoned in order to weaken her psyche and thus reap greater benefits from her imprisonment.

Who appears in the video in support of Rocío San Miguel?

There were 36 women who were part of the audiovisual material, as a gesture of support for Rocío San Miguel and in rejection of Nicolás Maduro's decisions:

Cayetana Álvarez – Member of the Spanish Congress

Elisa Trotta-DD defender. HH.

Goizeder Azúa journalist

Yunova Acosta – Latin American Network of Youth for Democracy

Rosa María Paya – human rights defender. HH. Cuban

Mariana Gómez – Mexican politician

Karina Banfi – Argentine representative

Berta Valle – Wife of a former Nicaraguan political prisoner

Carla Angola journalist

Carolina Amoroso – Argentine journalist

Idania Chrinos journalist

Olga González – Wife of a man murdered during protests

Laura Guevara singer

Antonia Urrejola – former Minister of RREE Chile and IACHR

María Eugenia Vidal – national representative of Argentina

Génesis Dávila – lawyer and human rights defender. HH.

Fabiana Rosales – former interim first lady of Venezuela

Sairam Rivas – former Venezuelan political prisoner

Mónica Paqualotto – actress and presenter

Tamara Sujú-lawyer

Wendy Peña – mother of a former political prisoner

Nastassja Rojas academic

Lilian Tintori-DD defender. HH.

Dinorah Figuera deputy

Paola Holguín – Colombian senator

Begoña Villacís – former deputy mayor of Madrid

Ibéyise Pacheco-journalist and researcher

Estefanía Parra Anselmi – political activist

Naky Soto journalist

Elvira Pernalete – mother of a young man murdered during the protests

Beatriz Becerra, former MEP

Ariana González – women's rights activist

Ana Rosario nurse

Rosa Orozco – mother of a young woman murdered during protests

Evelyn Pinto-Choose Young

María Corina Machado – winner of the Venezuelan primaries.

Who is Rocío San Miguel and why is she locked up?

Rocío San Miguel is the head of the NGO Control Ciudadano and has extensive experience in Venezuela's defense and national security. In addition, she is widely known for her protests and constant opposition to both Hugo Chávez and now Nicolás Maduro.

Tarek William Saab, Prosecutor of the State of Venezuela, explained that the arrest was due to the fact that she was part of the Brazalete Blanco conspiracy, which allegedly aims to assassinate Nicolás Maduro.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Bachelor in Communication Sciences with a focus on Journalism at the University of San Martín de Porres. The international affairs editor focused on Venezuela and Latin America, which were interested in sports.