Forced disappearances are increasing in Venezuela — and the coronavirus is making them last longer, rights group says

There were 524 such disappearances in 2019, up from 200 the previous year, according to Foro Penal, a Venezuelan human rights NGO, which gathered the data used in the RFK report. And there have been 235 in 2020, the RFK report said, and “14 of these people remain disappeared as of May 31, 2020, the date of this report’s finalization.” By Stefano Pozzebon, Jorge Perez and Audrey Ash. Full Text -> CNN

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