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UN Reports Maduro's Regime Torturing Teenagers After Disputed Election Protests

Sep 17, 2024, 10:14 AM

The United Nations has reported that President Nicolas Maduro's regime in Venezuela has dramatically intensified repressive tactics following the country's disputed presidential election in July. The UN fact-finding mission, chaired by Marta Valinas, highlighted that the government has employed asphyxiation, blows, and electric shocks to torture teenagers detained after protests. Security forces have raided homes of suspected critics, using social media videos as the only evidence for arrests. UN rights experts decry the worsening repression, describing these actions as part of a coordinated plan to silence, discourage, and quash opposition, with the ultimate goal of maintaining Maduro's power despite opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez winning by a landslide.