CARACAS.- One of the international missions of the United Nations Organization (UN) warned about the increase in repression in Venezuela following the controversial presidential elections in which Nicolas Maduro was declared the winner.
The Independent International Fact-Finding Mission of the HIM He said Maduro’s efforts to stifle any peaceful opposition have resulted in acts of torture.
The report covers the period from September 2023 to August 2024.
Violent repression intensifies in Venezuela
The report issued by the International Mission details crimes against humanity and other human rights violations and systematic repression of opponents.
Representatives of the HIM They denounce a coordinated pattern of political persecution aimed at silencing opponents and critics of the Maduro regime.
“We are witnessing an unprecedented intensification of the State’s repressive apparatus,” he said. Marta Valiñas, President of the Mission.
The repression is aimed at “any dissent, consolidating control of power at the expense of the fundamental rights of the Venezuelan people.”
According to the report, repression intensified before and after the presidential elections in July 2024.
As of August 2024, the arbitrary detention of at least 48 people, including members of opposition parties, journalists and human rights defenders, has been documented.
The arrests were made on charges of conspiracy but without clear evidence.
🚨 Sexual abuse, asphyxiation with a bag, electric shocks, immersion in water, beatings; the latest UN report reveals the mechanisms of torture that the dictator @NicolasMaduro uses against his opponents:https://t.co/Tr106WrBpO
— Emmanuel Rincón (@EmmaRincon) September 17, 2024
After the elections, more than two thousand people were arrested, including children and people with disabilities, who have been victims of serious violations of due process.
“These actions are part of a clear plan to maintain power through the arbitrary use of force and the violation of basic rights,” he explained. Francisco Coxmission expert.
UN warns of crimes against humanity and control of the judiciary
UN experts said the Venezuelan justice system lacks independence from the regime and even functions as an oppressive arm of Maduro.
The UN accused the Supreme Court of Justice of being key in the repression, leaving the people of Venezuela in a state of defenselessness.
“The climate of fear has intensified,” he said. Patricia Tappataalso a mission expert.
“Anyone who criticizes or opposes Maduro is considered an enemy of the state and risks being imprisoned, tortured or subjected to other forms of ill-treatment.”
The report notes that detained opponents are victims of systematic torture, sexual abuse, suffocation, beatings and electric shocks.
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