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FAES: 5 Years Violating Human Rights and Counting

See Post — Fri, 24 Jun 2022 11:28:21 +0000

An investigation shows how FAES, the deadly National Police division, has been violating human rights with impunity in its five years of existence. By Keymer Avila. Full Text ->CaracasChronicles

Traducción de cortesía -> Una investigación muestra cómo la FAES, la mortífera división de la Policía Nacional, ha violado impunemente los derechos humanos en sus cinco años de existencia.

Venezuela opposition says police illegally detain ex-legislator

See Post — Fri, 26 Feb 2021 14:36:57 +0000

A Venezuelan police special forces unit has illegally detained former legislator Gilberto Sojo, an ally of opposition leader Juan Guaido, the opposition said. The unit, known as FAES, has been widely accused of human rights abuses, and international activists have called on President Nicolas Maduro to abolish it. By Brian Ellsworth. Full Text -> NationalPost

The Forces Keeping Maduro in Power

See Post — Sat, 22 Feb 2020 14:32:07 +0000

Strengthening the Armed Forces was one of the three strategic lines on national defense drawn up by Hugo Chávez. Nicolás Maduro has tried to follow this line in his own way and without the same resources. By Daisy Galaviz. Full text -> Caracas Chronicles

Convicted criminals are among the special police force terrorizing Venezuela.

See Post — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 15:03:34 +0000

A Reuters investigation reveals that convicted criminals are within the ranks of an elite police force created by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Ex-convicts are among cops charged with killing two men outside Caracas. By Sarah Kinisian and Angus Berwick. Full text -> REUTERS