US EditionVenezuela: Enforced Disappearances Amount to Crimes Against Humanity
VENEZUELA, JUL 15 – Amnesty International documents at least 15 cases of enforced disappearances targeting political opponents, with 11 victims still missing and many detained without due process, amounting to crimes against humanity.
- Amnesty International released a report on Monday documenting 15 enforced disappearances in Venezuela between July 28, 2024, and June 2025.
- The disappearances follow a pattern of political repression against critics, protestors, journalists, activists, and opposition members, amid a wider crackdown on dissent.
- Venezuelan state agencies, including military and intelligence services, appear responsible, and some detained foreigners are used to reinforce state narratives or as negotiation tools.
- The report reveals that out of 15 individuals who vanished, 11 remain unaccounted for, emphasizing that enforced disappearance is a serious violation recognized under international law as an offense without any time limit for prosecution, causing profound danger to those affected and immense distress to their families.
- Amnesty International urges both the International Criminal Court and domestic judicial bodies to carry out investigations and prosecute those accountable, while calling on governments to exert diplomatic pressure on Venezuela to halt enforced disappearances and uphold human rights.
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Amnesty International warns of escalating enforced disappearances in Venezuela
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Venezuela authorities condemned over enforced disappearances
Amnesty International (AI) released a report on Monday alleging the Venezuelan government is using a systemic campaign of enforced disappearances to persecute political opponents. The report follows 15 people who disappeared between the July 2024 election and June 2025, 11 of whom still have their whereabouts unknown. Those detained were predominantly critics of the Venezuelan government, such as protestors, journalists, activists, members of op…
Amnesty International documented a scheme of enforced disappearances that includes foreigners.
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