Independent experts working with the UN's top human rights body say Venezuelan authorities have failed to hold to account state-backed perpetrators of violations including arbitrary executions, sexual violence and torture of civilians, warning that abuses by intelligence and counterintelligence services are continuing.
The third report from the fact-finding mission on Venezuela, commissioned by the UN's Human Rights Council, released on Tuesday adds new detail on a string of rights violations — including possible crimes against humanity — under President Nicolas Maduro's government that the experts first documented two years ago.
“Venezuela is still facing a profound human rights crisis," said Marta Valinas, a Portuguese legal expert who chairs the mission.