Venezuela: New research shows how calculated repression by Maduro government could constitute the crime against humanity of persecution

By Amnesty International

The policy of repression in Venezuela has been based on the coordination of attacks and stigmatizing messages broadcast by media with links to Nicolás Maduro’s government and politically motivated arbitrary arrests by the security forces under his command, with a marked pattern of political discrimination, concludes new research published today by Amnesty International in conjunction […] The post Venezuela: New research shows how calculated repression by Maduro government could constitute the crime against humanity of persecution appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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