This article was originally published in Review of Democracy on October 16, 2024 “Democracy is fragile. You have to fight for every law, every safeguard, every institution, every story. You must know how dangerous it is to suffer even the tiniest cut.

According to the report, the Chavista security forces launched an ‘unprecedented campaign of mass and indiscriminate detentions’ following the July 28 vote

The United Nations (U.N.) has accused Nicolás Maduro's Venezuelan government of committing "gross human rights violations" in the wake of July's disputed

Human rights abuses have increased in the past year in Venezuela, a report by the UN Fact-Finding Mission on the country shows, citing arbitrary detentions, torture and violence against children. The new report expands on findings presented in September to the Human Rights Council in Geneva.