1902: When Only U.S. Intervention Separated Venezuela from a European Invasion
116 years ago this week, European gunboats blockaded La Guaira and Puerto Cabello, and the Monroe Doctrine was the only thing separating Venezuela from recolonization.
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176 Pages of Horror
Sexual violence, torture, Sippenhaft… The new UN report has what the world needs to know about the day-to-day activities of late-stage chavismo.
Key findings | UN Fact-Finding Mission
Child prisoners:
- The Maduro regime arrested 220 children, between 13 and 17 years old, following the electoral fraud of July 28, 2024.
- The children were held incommunicado; “cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment;” and acts of sexual violence.
- Four adolescents are still being held in La Guaira and Lara.
Torture:
- Agents used plastic bags to suffocate detainees and subjected them to beatings, kicks, punches, or blows with bats, regardless of their age or gender.
- Acts of sexual torture were also committed, including threats of rape and the use of electric shocks to the genitals. Authorities ignored complaints about these acts
Civil society siege:
- The state targets Venezuelan civil society groups whether or not aligned with the opposition.
- Many organizations have shut down or limited their programs due to domestic anti-NGO legislation.
Full UN press release here.
Summarized English version of the UN report here.
María Corina Machado on Monday, September 22:
“We are very close to recovering our sovereignty, freedom, and democracy.
“We are ready to take the reins of a new government and unleash the enormous opportunities that Venezuela holds.”
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