Killing of Paola Ramirez

Paola Ramirez
Paola Ramirez
	Ramirez's body on 19 April 2017
Born	26 July 1993
Died	19 April 2017 (aged 23) ; San Cristobal , Venezuela
Education	Catholic University of Tachira
Occupation	Student

Paola Andreina Ramirez Gomez (26 July 1993 – 19 April 2017) was a Venezuelan student from the Catholic University of Tachira killed during the 2017 Venezuelan protests .

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On 19 April 2017, Ramirez was nearby the Las Palomas Square in the San Carlos neighborhood in San Cristobal , Tachira state , when she was intercepted by several armed civilians on motorcycles (also known as colectivos ) that were patrolling the area due to the demonstrations that were taking place in the zone. They tried to rob Ramirez of her belongings. She fended them off and ran away. Her assailants chased her down and shot her in the thorax , puncturing her lung ; she died shortly thereafter. ^[1]

On 21 April, during her funeral, her parents were taken by the CICPC forensic police and interrogated following their comments that she had called them minutes before her death, stating that colectivos were pursuing her. Their testimony contrasted Interior Minister Nestor Reverol 's statement, who said that a member of an opposition party killed Ramirez. ^[2]

Ramirez's death was documented in a report by a panel of independent experts from the Organization of American States , considering that it could constitute a crime against humanity committed in Venezuela along with other killings during the protests. ^[1]

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^ ^a ^b Organization of American States , ed. (2018). "TORTURA COMO CRIMEN DE LESA HUMANIDAD". INFORME DE LA SECRETARIA GENERAL DE LA ORGANIZACION DE LOS ESTADOS AMERICANOS Y DEL PANEL DE EXPERTOS INTERNACIONALES INDEPENDIENTES SOBRE LA POSIBLE COMISION DE CRIMENES DE LESA HUMANIDAD EN VENEZUELA (PDF) . Washington D.C. Retrieved 24 June 2018 . {{ cite book }}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link )
^ "Cicpc se llevo a padres de Paola Ramirez durante su velorio" . El Nacional (in Spanish). 21 April 2017 . Retrieved 22 April 2017 .

[:022-1] Organization of American States , ed. (2018). "TORTURA COMO CRIMEN DE LESA HUMANIDAD". INFORME DE LA SECRETARIA GENERAL DE LA ORGANIZACION DE LOS ESTADOS AMERICANOS Y DEL PANEL DE EXPERTOS INTERNACIONALES INDEPENDIENTES SOBRE LA POSIBLE COMISION DE CRIMENES DE LESA HUMANIDAD EN VENEZUELA (PDF) . Washington D.C. Retrieved 24 June 2018 . {{ cite book }}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link )

[2] "Cicpc se llevo a padres de Paola Ramirez durante su velorio" . El Nacional (in Spanish). 21 April 2017 . Retrieved 22 April 2017 .

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