Who’s Rooting for Maduro’s Social Cleansing?

por violenciainstitucional | Feb 24, 2023 | 2014-2020, Derechos Humanos, Ejecuciones extrajudiciales, English, Entrevistas, Mano dura, Venezuela

All of this violence is connected, and everyone is a target.Photo: El Nacional While foreign governments, NGOs and UN organizations condemn the extrajudicial killings and impose sanctions, the Venezuelan population still believes in the iron fist speech, to Maduro’s...

Racism and State Violence in Venezuela (Interview, disponible en español)

por violenciainstitucional | Feb 24, 2023 | 2010-2018, Derechos Humanos, English, Entrevistas, Seguridad, Venezuela, Violencia

Mothers search for missing graves in Caracas. August 2019. (Photo by Francisco Sánchez) Professor Keymer Ávila of the Institute of Criminal Sciences at the Central University of Venezuela discusses lethal state violence. Venezuelan security forces kill thousands of...

Venezuela: Police violence. Victims of FAES.

por violenciainstitucional | Feb 23, 2023 | 2017-2019, English, Entrevistas, FAES, Police violence, Victims

6 de octubre de 2019 Hugo Passarello Luna In 2017, 26% of homicides in Venezuela were caused by thecountry´s security forces, among them the FAES, the police special tactics forces.President Nicolás Maduro created FAES in 2017, since then they were repeatedlyaccused...

Are Rights | Keymer Ávila: “The problem lies when the exception becomes the rule”

por violenciainstitucional | Feb 23, 2023 | 2010-2018, Derechos Humanos, English, Entrevistas, Uso de la fuerza letal, Venezuela

19 de septiembre de 2019 Eduardo Torres The Regional Report of the Monitor on the use of lethal force in Latin America was recently released , on the occasion of the same #SonDerechos, a radio program of Provea by Fe y Alegría, interviewed Keymer Ávila, Researcher at...

How Brutal Are Venezuelan Police Forces?

por violenciainstitucional | Feb 23, 2023 | 2017, Derechos Humanos, Ejecuciones extrajudiciales, English, Entrevistas, Fuerza policial, Uso de la fuerza letal, Venezuela

Photo:800 Noticias retrieved The Monitor for Lethal Force in Latin America published its first report, covering Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Mexico and Venezuela. When it comes to executions, we’ve earned more medals than in the PanAm Games in Lima. 5 de septiembre...

In Australia “they went and confiscated all the guns. You know who did what Australia did? Venezuela.”

por violenciainstitucional | Feb 23, 2023 | Derechos Humanos, English, Entrevistas, Venezuela

Residents gather in the streets where a public bus was burned during clashes between Bolivarian National Guards and anti-government protesters in Urena, Venezuela, near the border with Colombia, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019. (AP) 19 de agosto de 2019 Fact-checking Matt Gaetz...