Rights Abuses Persist in Venezuela Despite Maduro’s Removal, UN Experts Say
U.N. experts said senior officials, security agencies and armed colectivos still support repression as hundreds remain arbitrarily detained.
- On Wednesday, the Fact-Finding Mission reported that Venezuela's "repressive apparatus" remains largely intact despite President Nicolas Maduro's removal from power earlier this year.
- Maduro's January detention brought a "significant decline in long-term detentions," yet the Fact-Finding Mission noted these changes lack institutional reforms required for sustainable human rights improvements.
- Security forces and pro-government "colectivos" remain active, with at least 19 officials accused of human rights violations continuing to hold their positions despite the transition.
- About 100 relatives of political prisoners marched on the Miraflores palace last Friday demanding releases, as NGOs estimate over 300 remain detained despite recent government amnesty measures.
- The Socialist Party government, which remains in power following Maduro's detention, is set to begin new transition talks with opposition groups this week.
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UN investigators warn that the repressive apparatus in Venezuela remains intact after Nicolás Maduro's arrest.
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, and the Acting President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque / Wendys Olivo/Palácio Miraflores/Disclosure via REUTERS In the midst of illegal arrests, enforced disappearances and anti-dissidence laws, the human rights situation in Venezuela continues to await "real and significant" changes, despite some "limited improvements," said UN investigators on Wednesday (16).
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Diario La VerdadExperts see some progress, but not accompanied by institutional improvements to ensure their continuity
Rights abuses persist in Venezuela despite Maduro’s removal, UN experts say
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, Sept 16 (Reuters) - A U.N.-mandated probe said on Wednesday that Venezuela's apparatus of repression remains largely intact despite a reduction in some abuses following President Nicolas Maduro's removal from power earlier...
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