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Report Highlights Torture, Detention Of Military, Families

January 10 2019

Venezuela

Venezuelan military personnel say they and their families are increasingly targeted by the country's intelligence services, according to a new Human Rights Watch report. 

The report released on Wednesday examines the cases of 32 people accused of plotting against the government. 

Some were accused of collaborating with Oscar Perez, a rogue police officer who in June 2017 commandeered a helicopter in an attempt to start a mutiny. 

Others were suspected of opposing the government or...

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