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Casa De Los Sueños
The Casa de los Sueños () is a notorious prison in Caracas, Venezuela Caracas ( , ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas (CCS), is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the northern p .... It is located in the headquarters of the General Directorate of Military Counterintelligence (DGCIM). Those held there include political prisoners and people that DGCIM has designated as suspected foreign agents. It is reported that prisoners there are routinely subjected to torture. The cells measure 2.5 by 1.9 meters. Each has a concrete sleeping slab, a lavatory, and a small sink. No bedding is provided, so prisoners have to sleep on the slab. Prisoners are denied access to books or writing materials, and are not allowed to communicate with the outside world. Up to four people can be placed in a cell that only has sleeping provision for one person. Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caracas, Venezuela
Caracas ( , ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas (CCS), is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the northern part of the country, within the Caracas Valley of the Venezuelan coastal mountain range (Cordillera de la Costa). The valley is close to the Caribbean Sea, separated from the coast by a steep mountain range, Cerro El Ávila; to the south there are more hills and mountains. The Metropolitan Region of Caracas has an estimated population of almost 5 million inhabitants. The historic center of the city is the Cathedral, located on Bolívar Square, though some consider the center to be Plaza Venezuela, located in the Los Caobos area. Businesses in the city include service companies, banks, and malls. Caracas has a largely service-based economy, apart from some industrial activity in its metropolitan area. The Caracas Stock Exchange and P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Directorate Of Military Counterintelligence
The General Directorate of Military Counterintelligence () is the military counterintelligence agency of Venezuela, whose function is to prevent intelligence or espionage internally and externally by military and civilians. The unit is led by Iván Hernández Dala. History The agency originates from the Armed Forces Intelligence Services (SIFA), which was signed into service on 30 August 1957. In 1974, the agency changed its name to the Directorate of Military Intelligence (DIM). On 16 May 1977, the military organization changed its name to the Directorate General of Military Intelligence Sector (DGSIM) and then later changed the name of Directorate General of Military Intelligence (DGIM). Under these names, their operations functioned as military intelligence for the Venezuelan military. On 21 July 2011, the organization changed its name to the Directorate General of Military Counterintelligence (DGCIM), whose function is no longer military intelligence but counterintellige ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detention And Torture Centers In Venezuela
Detention may refer to: Types of detention * Detention (confinement), the restriction of liberty of someone suspected or accused of a crime * Detention basin, an artificial flow control structure that is used to contain flood water for a limited period of time * Immigration detention, imprisonment of an unauthorised person entering a country * Preventive detention, detention intended to prevent criminal acts * Remand (detention), the keeping in custody of an arrested person awaiting adjudication * School detention, a form of punishment used in schools Film and television * ''Detention'' (2003 film), an American action film directed by Sidney J. Furie * ''Detention'' (2010 film), an American horror film starring Preston Jones and David Carradine * ''Detention'' (2011 film), an American horror film directed by Joseph Kahn and starring Josh Hutcherson * ''Detention'' (2019 film), a Taiwanese horror film set during the White Terror, based on the video game of the same name * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
