A recent Amnesty International report found that hundreds of Venezuelans are arbitrarily detained after being named by the Chavista media.
In the document “Calculated repression: Correlation between stigmatization and arbitrary arrests for political reasons in Venezuela”, the coordination that the followers of Nicolás Maduro have to promote repression against people who make opposition is exposed.
The investigation was published in conjunction with the Venezuelan organizations Center for Defenders and Justice and the Penal Forum. It took place for more than a year.
“The world has known for years about the policy of repression established by the government of Nicolás Maduro. Our research shows that there are moments of extremely high correlation between public stigmatization and arbitrary arrests for political reasons. This coordination is a new indicator of the systematic policy of repression and points to the crime against humanity of persecution, which must be investigated by international justice,” said Erika Guevara Rosas, director for the Americas at AI.
According to the letter, the Venezuelans are detained after being singled out by communication media related to Maduro. These promote hatred and harassment of human rights defenders, for ideological reasons.
Amnesty International published report on arbitrary arrests in Venezuela
Amnesty International’s investigation identified more than 300 stigmatization events, which occurred between January 2019 and June 2021. In conclusion, the general relationship between attacks in the media and arrests for political reasons was 29%, according to ABC. . However, it intensified more in 2020 with 42% and grew even more in the first half of 2021 with 77%.
According to the report, 486 arbitrary arrests occurred three days after the portal “Mission Truth” carried out stigmatization. In the same way, in 481 cases it happened on the part of the program “Con el Mazo giving”, led by Diosdado Cabello. While approximately 100 cases of arrests occurred after accusatory information from the web portal “Lechuguinos.