UN mission reports ongoing human rights abuses in Venezuela

A United Nations fact-finding mission has determined that there are no signs of structural reform in Venezuela’s human rights situation following the leadership change in January. Member Maria Eloisa Quintero highlighted ongoing abuses under interim President Delcy Rodriguez, including attacks on civil society and media, with at least 87 detentions since January. Quintero emphasized that while some initial reforms seemed promising, they were overshadowed by irregularities, and the existing repression mechanisms remain intact.

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