"Castro, a 41-year-old yoga teacher, disappeared on June 26 at the Paraguachon border crossing, which separates Venezuela from Colombia, where he lives. He had gone to renew his expired Colombian residency visa, his family said in August. In mid-September, Castro's mother said she had not received any news from him other than a voice message at the end of July in which he "called for help"."
"According to research conducted by his family and Amnesty International, he was being held by the Venezuelan authorities. Amnesty has denounced what it said was a policy of "enforced disappearances" of opponents and foreign nationals since the electoral authorities declared President Nicolas Maduro winner of a disputed vote in July 2024. "The Venezuelan authorities appear to be using this practice to justify their narratives about 'foreign conspiracies' and as a bargaining chip for use in negotiations with other countries," it wrote"
Camilo Castro, a 41-year-old French citizen and yoga teacher, was released after being detained in Venezuela since his disappearance on June 26 at the Paraguachon border crossing. He had gone to renew an expired Colombian residency visa. Family members reported only a late July voice message in which he "called for help." Family research and Amnesty International concluded that Venezuelan authorities held him. Amnesty accused authorities of a policy of "enforced disappearances" of opponents and foreign nationals since electoral authorities declared Nicolas Maduro the winner of a disputed July 2024 vote, calling the practice a tool to justify ‘foreign conspiracies’ narratives and a bargaining chip.
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