OAS Experts Accuse Venezuela of Systematically Attacking Its Population

A devastating document prepared by a commission of independent international experts for the Organization of American States describes a consolidation of state terror in Venezuela, in what already represents the most acute phase of political repression in its recent history. For the OAS Secretary General, Luis Almagro, who has only a few days left in office, there is ample evidence “to prosecute the regime’s chain of command for crimes against h…

Washington, May 19 (EFE).- A report by the panel of independent experts of the Organization of American States (OAS) on the possible commission of crimes against humanity in Venezuela, published on Monday, accused the Government of Caracas of systematically attacking its population. ‘From detention to torture and disappearance: the consolidation of State terror in Venezuela’, the fourth study prepared by that group, was presented at OAS headquar…

WASHINGTON – A panel of experts appointed by the Organization of American States (OAS) presented a report according to which Venezuela suffers an escalation of political repression, accentuated after the presidential election of July 28, last year. Argentine lawyer Santiago Canton, president of the panel, said that “what we are seeing [...] This article OAS report denounces disappearances and torture in Venezuela was originally published in IPS …

A group of independent experts supported by the Organization of American States (OAS) accused the Venezuelan government of enforced disappearances and of prosecuting citizens who have left the country for political reasons. In its fourth report, the panel states that Venezuela lives one of the most serious periods of repression and political violence. They also denounce that the government of Nicolás Maduro has extended its repressive methods be…

On Monday, the panel of independent experts of the Organization of American States (OAS) presented a new report on the possible commission of crimes against humanity in Venezuela, where they also accused the government of Nicolás Maduro of systematically attacking its population. The document is called ‘From Detention to Torture and Disappearance: Consolidation of State Terror in Venezuela’, it was the fourth study prepared by that group, which …

The special rapporteur for freedom of expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (Cidh), Pedro Vaca, denounced the serious violations of freedom of expression in Venezuela, highlighting elements that differentiate the situation of the country from the rest of the region.Vaca pointed out three key aspects that characterize the Venezuelan panorama: the sustained control of the information ecosystem for decades, the concentration o…