Illegal Raids in Venezuela of the alleged Opposition
- October 30th, 2017
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https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2017/10/venezuela-allanamientos-ilegales-en-aumento-mientras-la-represion-llega-a-hogares/
Illegal home raids have increased drastically in Venezuela during 2017. While demonstrations in the nation were at there peak, there were at least 47 illegal raids reported between the months of April and July of this year. The victims of these raids were people that were thought to support the opposition, and they would be threatened and physically attacked. Victims reported that “security forces and armed men, believed to be members of government-sponsored illegal armed groups” invaded and damaged their homes, harassed them, and often stole their things. These illegal raids carried out by the Maduro Regime continue to show their dissent into chaos. The people no longer have no faith in the protection forces when they are the groups that are carrying out illegal raids. There seems to be a complete lack of civil protection. By continuing the condemnation of the oppression rather than investigating these raids is obvious that police forces are just another government agency that has been corrupted by Maduro. While human rights agencies are speaking out against the raids and general oppression in Venezuela, nothing has yet to be done within the nation to better these circumstances.
Kelsey