Forced disappearances – Summaries of news and views OnVenezuela https://onvenezuela.com Fri, 26 Jun 2020 13:08:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://onvenezuela.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-Screen-Shot-2019-12-20-at-12.31.03-PM-1-32x32.png Forced disappearances – Summaries of news and views OnVenezuela https://onvenezuela.com 32 32 Forced disappearances are increasing in Venezuela — and the coronavirus is making them last longer, rights group says https://onvenezuela.com/forced-disappearances-are-increasing-in-venezuela-and-the-coronavirus-is-making-them-last-longer-rights-group-says/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=forced-disappearances-are-increasing-in-venezuela-and-the-coronavirus-is-making-them-last-longer-rights-group-says Fri, 26 Jun 2020 13:08:37 +0000 https://onvenezuela.com/?p=4147

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

]]> A Knock, Then Gone: Venezuela Secretly Detains Hundreds to Silence Critics https://onvenezuela.com/a-knock-then-gone-venezuela-secretly-detains-hundreds-to-silence-critics/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-knock-then-gone-venezuela-secretly-detains-hundreds-to-silence-critics Fri, 19 Jun 2020 11:22:36 +0000 https://onvenezuela.com/?p=4005

“Forced disappearances” are playing a critical role in the Venezuelan government’s efforts to muzzle opponents and instill fear, according to a new report. By Julie Turkewitz and Anatoly Kurmanaev. Full Text-> The New York Times

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