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Delcy Rodriguez under pressure from United States to release political prisoners

After the raid that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, the Trump administration called on his vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, to release hundreds of political prisoners—a test of her willingness to break with Maduro’s repression.Nearly a month later, 303 political prisoners have been freed, according to a Venezuelan human-rights organization, while more than 700 remain behind bars. Rodriguez on Friday pledged a general amnesty for political prisoners—without making it clear who would be released or when.Delcy Rodriguez offers Washington economic wins on oil while slow-walking human-rights and democratic reforms. Should Delcy Rodriguez fall for Trump’s trap ?

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