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OAS Permanent Council to Analyze Situation of Persons deprived of Liberty for Political Reasons in Venezuela and Commemorate Anniversary of the Earthquake in Haiti

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OAS Permanent Council to Analyze Situation of Persons deprived of Liberty for Political Reasons in Venezuela and Commemorate Anniversary of the Earthquake in Haiti

January 15, 2026

The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) will hold a regular meeting on Wednesday, January 21 at 10:00 EST (15:00 GMT) in the Simón Bolívar Room at the OAS headquarters to discuss, among other topics:

• The situation of persons deprived of liberty for political reasons in Venezuela, and
• The commemoration of the sixteenth anniversary of the earthquake of January 12, 2010 in Haiti

Please consult the agenda of the meeting here. Note that changes to the agenda may yet be made before the meeting.

The meeting will be broadcast live - with interpretation in Spanish, English, French and Portuguese- on the OAS Website and the OAS Facebook page

Press Contact: Mónica Reyes ([email protected])

WHAT: OAS Permanent Council to Analyze Situation of persons deprived of liberty for political reasons in Venezuela and Commemorate Anniversary of the Earthquake in Haiti

WHEN: Wednesday, January 21 at 10:00 EST (15:00 GMT)

WHERE: Simón Bolívar Room, Organization of American States, 17th & Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, D.C.

Reference: AVI-002/26

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