Venezuela intelligence agencies guilty of crimes against humanity – UN report

United Nations mission says President Nicolás Maduro and others ordered ‘grave crimes’ including torture to stifle opposition

Venezuela’s intelligence agencies are committing crimes against humanity as part of a plan orchestrated at the highest level of government to repress dissent, UN experts have concluded.

A team tasked with investigating alleged violations in Venezuela said it had uncovered how members of intelligence services implemented orders by President Nicolás Maduro and others in a scheme to stifle opposition.

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