After investigating 223 accusations of extrajudicial executions, a U.N backed fact-finding mission accused the Venezuelan government of committing crimes against humanity. The mission found that since 2014, the Venezuelan government have been committing human rights violations such as arbitrary killings and systemic uses of torture and that these were state policies. The report claims that the Scientific, Criminal and Criminological Investigator Corps and the Special Action Forces of the National Bolivarian Police were responsible for two-thirds of extrajudicial killings. A training video shows that officers were encouraged to kill criminals and that it was common practice to cover up these killings. The report called for the FAES to be dismantled. The report also found that Venezuelan intelligence agencies targeted political dissidents and human rights activists. Civilian groups had been formed to maintain public order and the report found that authorities failed to intervene when these groups killed protestors.
Michael Sorensen
Article link: https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/16/americas/venezuela-crimes-against-humanity-un-report-intl/index.html
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