- The NGO referred to as on the Venezuelan authorities to guard the lives of the individuals who reside in these border areas | Foremost picture: EFE/ Mario Caicedo (referential)
The non-governmental group (NGO) Fundaredes reported on Wednesday, June 26, that armed teams, whose members have settlements in numerous areas of Táchira state, are threatening social leaders in that area.
“Previous to the upcoming electoral course of in Venezuela (on July 28 of this 12 months), irregular armed teams with a presence within the state of Táchira intimidate and threaten social leaders,” Fundaredes denounced on its account on the social community X.
The group referred to as on Venezuelan authorities authorities to guard the lives of individuals residing in these border areas, whose inhabitants have denounced the presence of those unlawful teams.
“We urge the competent authorities and people accountable for safeguarding and safety to guard the bodily integrity of Venezuelans who’re victims of those actions,” he added.
Fundaredes warned in regards to the presence of armed teams in 12 states of the nation
On June 18, Fundaredes additionally said in a report that the presence of teams outdoors the regulation are accountable for the enhance in crime in 12 states from Venezuela.
“Through the first three months of 2024, 12 irregular armed teams had been recognized within the states of Amazonas, Anzoátegui, Apure, Bolívar, Delta Amacuro, Falcón, Guárico, Mérida, Nueva Esparta, Sucre, Táchira and Zulia, being accountable for the rise in crime in these entities,” the NGO reported.
Fundaredes referred to an investigation it revealed on Could 30 through which it revealed that on that date that they had recorded 40 alleged confrontations that brought about 47 deaths, principally in actions by state safety businesses, and 14 kidnappings and/or disappearances.
“These legal teams participated in homicides, bomb assaults, extortions, clashes with state safety businesses and armed confrontations with their rivals, producing a local weather of hysteria and insecurity locally,” he added.
Within the report, the NGO detailed the names of the gangs with the best presence: El Eliover, El Pipo, La Tribu, El Enzo, Tren del Llano, El Asdrubita, El Fiebre, Los Rastrojos (paramilitaries), Los Chicateros, Los Rosa Blanco, El Jaque, Los Huérfano Masacre.
“The 12 months 2024 started with an uptick in violence in some states that had reported a lower in incidents in earlier months, corresponding to Apure, Mérida, Falcón, Táchira and Nueva Esparta, which reveals the dearth of efficient and environment friendly insurance policies on the a part of the State safety businesses,” said Fundaredes.
The presence of guerrilla teams on the border with Colombia
On Could 23, the Alternativas Basis revealed a report on the safety scenario and the presence of Illicit economies on the border between Colombia and Venezuela.
The doc identified that the dissidents of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), divided into two factions which can be the Central Basic Employees (EMC) and the Second Marquetalia, are preventing for management of those border limits. The non-governmental group (NGO) additionally highlighted the presence of the Nationwide Liberation Military (ELN) on this territory.
“Particularly, the northeastern struggle entrance has aimed to strengthen its territorial affect in Catatumbo, different areas of Norte de Santander, La Guajira, Cesar, and on the identical time within the Venezuelan states of Zulia and Táchira,” says the examine. Ibero-America 2024: the safety problem for Latin American democracies.
The group defined that, as they discovered, the “jap struggle entrance” has a presence within the border areas of the state of Apure and the division of Arauca, which has meant that the guerrilla teams have management in locations corresponding to Guárico, Amazonas, Anzoátegui and Bolívar.
“The jap struggle entrance, which has had a army and political anchorage between Arauca and Apure, has managed to develop in the direction of the Colombian departments of Vichada and Guainía, and, on the identical time, guarantee its affect on the Venezuelan aspect in Amazonas, in addition to in Bolívar, Anzoátegui and Guárico,” defined the Alternativas Basis.
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2024-06-28 05:22:26