Human Rights Watch Links Venezuelan Security Forces to Post-Election Killings
Report finds credible evidence of state and pro-government violence against protesters following disputed presidential election.
- Human Rights Watch reports 24 deaths during protests, implicating national guard and police.
- Most victims were protesters or bystanders; one was a national guard member.
- Witnesses, journalists, and forensic experts provided evidence for the report.
- Protests erupted after President Maduro's contested re-election, leading to widespread arrests.
- International condemnation grows over Venezuela's lack of election transparency and repression.