por violenciainstitucional | Mar 31, 2023 | 2014, 2015-2017, Análisis, Años de análisis, Artículos, English
An investigation shows how FAES, the deadly National Police division, has been violating human rights with impunity in its five years of existence June 3, 2022 | Keymer Ávila On July 14th, the Fuerzas de Acciones Especiales (FAES) of the National Police...
por violenciainstitucional | Mar 30, 2023 | 2018, Análisis, Años de análisis, Artículos, English
February 16, 2022 | Keymer Ávila The following lines are a synthesis of the main findings of a research on the use and abuse of lethal force in Venezuela, conducted in the framework of the second edition of the Lethal Force Monitor, a regional project consisting...
por violenciainstitucional | Mar 30, 2023 | 2021, Análisis, Años de análisis, Artículos, English
October 8, 2021 | Manuel Llorens & Keymer Ávila This week, the video of an execution, followed by an audio clip of an officer explaining how to cover up the evidence, went viral on social media. The reaction shows how immoral our security forces are… and our...
por violenciainstitucional | Mar 30, 2023 | 2021, Análisis, Años de análisis, Artículos, English
January 25, 2021 Keymer Ávila | @Keymer_Avila The first thing that we must clarify is that in order to talk about a specific case like that of La Vega, it is necessary to do field work within the community itself, almost of a police nature, this is not our...
por violenciainstitucional | Mar 30, 2023 | 2021, Análisis, Años de análisis, Artículos, English
January 15, 2021 Keymer Ávila | @Keymer_Avila The context of a recent blod bath in two Caracas’ slums tells a complex story of how violence gets out of control. It is very difficult to generalize, each slum has its own universe, actors and logic. Last year,...
por violenciainstitucional | Mar 30, 2023 | 2020, Análisis, Años de análisis, Artículos, English
September 21, 2020 Keymer Ávila | @Keymer_Avila The Covid-19 pandemic is not only a health problem, it also is a first-order disciplinary and security device. The Covid-19 pandemic is not just a sanitary problem; it is also a first-rate security and disciplinary...