Gonzalo Himiob Santome is a Venezuelan lawyer, rights activist, and writer. He is also a founding member of Foro Penal, an organisation that provides legal assistance for victims of arbitrary detention in Venezuela.
Since 2014 Himiob has been regularly singled out and criminalised by a number of Venezuelan state spokespeople. He was awarded the Civil Courage Prize for “strong resistance to evil” and “taking great personal risk” in 2019.
Gonzalo Himiob Santome, a Venezuelan lawyer, rights activist, and writer, addresses the 1st Annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy – see below for full prepared remarks. Full remarks Good morning to you all. It is really a privilege for me to be here at the summit. Not only because
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