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VENEZUELA
RIOTS CONTINUE - WOMEN OF VENEZUELA
The Office
of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights remains concerned about
the continuing human rights violations reportedly taking place in Venezuela in
the context of recent demonstrations. Recently, a number of reports by national
and international human rights organizations have been published on these
violations. We note with particular concern reports on violations of due
process and the situation of young people in detention, published last week by
reputable human rights organizations in Caracas. These include beatings, and a
lack of information about the whereabouts of those detained as well as lack of
access to them by lawyers and families. National human rights organizations
estimate that more than 3,120 people were detained between February and May
2014.......
Demonstrators help a girl overcome by tear gas as protest against the government of President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas - REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
REUTERS/Carlos Garcia
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