2013 Uribana prison riot

2013 deadly prison riot in Barquisimeto, Venezuela November 2020 2013 Uribana prison riot Uribana prison, Barquisimeto, Venezuela Venezuelan National Guard members 25–26 January 2013 61http://world.time.com/2013/01/27/hospital-61-killed-in-venezuela-prison-riot/ https://archive.today/20130216230318/http://world.time.com/2013/01/27/hospital-61-killed-in-venezuela-prison-riot/ dead 16 February 2013 Hospital: 61 Killed in Venezuela Prison Riot Time World 27 January 2013 120 thumb | right | Buildings in Barquisimeto On 25 January 2013, a riot began at Uribana prison in Barquisimeto, Venezuela. Initial reports gave at least 50 people killed and over 120 people injured,https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-21208692 Venezuela prison riot 'kills many' BBC 26 January 2013http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2013/01/201312615326992465.html Dozens killed in Venezuela prison riot Al Jazeera 26 January 2013https://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/26/world/americas/venezuela-prison-riot/index.html?hpt=hp_t3 Report: Prison riot kills dozens in Venezuela - CNN.com CNN 27 January 2013https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-prison-idUSBRE90P03P20130126 Venezuela prison riot kills dozens: report Reuters 27 January 2013 and by 27 January a death toll of 61 was reported.http://world.time.com/2013/01/27/hospital-61-killed-in-venezuela-prison-riot/ https://archive.today/20130216230318/http://world.time.com/2013/01/27/hospital-61-killed-in-venezuela-prison-riot/ dead 16 February 2013 Hospital: 61 Killed in Venezuela Prison Riot Time World 27 January 2013 Officials on the first day of the riot faulted media for breaking news in advance that the prison would be searched by the military. As the riot continued into a second day, human rights groups faulted overcrowding and conditions in the gang-dominated prison. Outbreak The riot was reportedly triggered by an announcement that, in an anti-gang measure, Venezuelan National Guard troops would be searching for weapons. The inmates were reportedly waiting for the National Guard when they arrived. Most injuries were from gunshot wounds. Bodies have been described as unidentifiable due to their mutilation. Due to the mutilation, officials were charged for a violation of human rights. Response In a press statement on the first day of the riot, minister of penitentiary services Iris Varela laid blame on the local media for reporting the prison search ahead of time, stating that many of the deaths were a "settling of scores" among rival prison gangs.Prison riot continues in Venezuela with 55 reported dead Los Angeles Times Mery Mogollon Chris Kraul 26 January 2013 http://www.latimes.com/news/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-prison-riot-continues-venezuela-20130126,0,525267.story 26 January 2013 Human rights groups blamed overcrowding and inhumane conditions, as well as poor execution and unnecessary force. Unnamed critics of the government noted that the Inter-American Court of Human Rights had called on president Hugo Chávez in 2007 to relieve conditions there that put visitors, inmates, and guards at risk. The inmates were temporarily removed as a result of two days of rioting.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jan/27/venezuela-uribana-prison-riot-death-toll Venezuela shuts Uribana prison as riot death toll rises The Guardian 27 January 2013 See also Yare prison riot Carandiru massacre References Law Venezuela 10 10 51 N 69 20 39 W type:landmark_scale:10000 Category:2013 in Venezuela Category:2013 riots Category:Prison riots in Venezuela Category:2013 mass murders Category:Barquisimeto Category:January 2013 in South America Category:January 2013 crimes in South America