In one week, there were more than 40 dead and 850 arrested in Venezuela

Venezuelan security forces arrested 850 people between Monday and Saturday last week. Among them, 696 were arrested in one day – Wednesday 23 – as part of anti-government protests, a record figure for 20 years.

The United Nations Human Rights Office He also reported that among these detainees, 77 minors were included. Opposition MP Delsa Solorzano said that "there are child detainees aged 12, 13 and 14 years old". "I know that for the regime, it is difficult to apply the law, but (minors) are not accountable, as dictated by Venezuelan laws," he complains.

The human rights organization Penal Forum says that with these 850 arrests made since January 21, Venezuela has 976 political prisoners in its prisons "and we still count," said Gonzalo Himiob, director of this NGO. A few days before the beginning of the demonstrations, it was necessary the regime of Nicolás Maduro has maintained 402 political prisoners, including 161 military.

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The director of the Venezuelan Education and Action Program for Human Rights (Provea), Rafael Uzcátegui, reminded Venezuelans that it was important for the victims and their families to return home. account of the facts: "We need your complaints to punish those who violate human rights.Human." Uzcátegui denounced eight "extrajudicial executions" after the mobilizations of the opposition, among the agents of the popular zones.

Voluntad Popular (VP), one of the most important parties of the Venezuelan opposition, announced Monday its own record, making 43 dead and 956 detainees since January 21. "Unfortunately, the scenario of repression against Venezuelans is repeated once again in Venezuela," said Vice President Adriana Pichardo.

Pichardo accused agents of the special forces of action (FAES) of the Bolivarian National Police, who were chosen by the Miraflores Palace to suppress the protests. "In our country, there are 402 political prisoners and, if we add the arbitrary detentions carried out over the past few days, we have a figure of over a thousand people who are victims of a regime that uses the justice system to silence a people, "he said. .

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By cons less 43 people were "killed in different ways" as part of the protests which began last week against the country's president, Nicolás Maduro, and in which the president of the National Assembly, Juan Guaidó, proclaimed himself "president in charge", according to sources from the High -Commissioner for Human Rights of the United Nations Human

The badysis of the office headed by Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, taken as an initial reference on January 21 – two days before the proclamation of Guaidó – estimates that 26 people died during "executions during operations" at the hands of pro-government security forces and militias linked to the government of Nicolás Maduro.

Five other people lost their lives in "illegal" raids carried out by authorities in "poor neighborhoods", while eleven died during looting, although in this case the High Commissioner did not Could not badign responsibilities. The author of the death of a member of the Bolivarian National Guard is also unknown.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, expressed last Friday her concern over the escalating tensions in Venezuela and urged the parties to engage in a dialogue with that country so d & # 39; avoid an "uncontrollable" crisis with "catastrophic consequences".

"Any violent incident resulting in death or injury shall be the subject of an independent and impartial investigation to determine whether the armed forces have an excessive use of force or whether the crime was committed by armed groups , be allies of the government or any other side, "asked Bachelet.

Rafael Uzcátegui affirmed that the Venezuelan authorities are put pressure on the families of the deceased so that they omit the participation of state agents in these crimes under the threat of not delivering the corpses.

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