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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
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 this year.
The U.S. has locked Maduro up to face trial on drug-trafficking charges, but left his Socialist Party government largely intact, to the disappointment of Venezuela’s opposition which says it was robbed of a 2024 vote and should be in power.
In a report to the U.N. Human Rights Council, the independent fact-finding mission said Maduro’s capture in January led to a fall in long-term politically motivated detentions and related abuses, but did not amount to a fundamental break with years of repression.
