VOICED : Venezuela torturo a disidentes denuncia HRW

Human Rights Watch Latinoamérica reported that Venezuelan dissidents have been subjected to cruel and inhumane treatment while in custody of national intelligence services. The report highlights 21 cases of political dissidents facing arbitrary detentions, abuse, and torture by SEBIN. There are approximately 90 political prisoners in Venezuela, with documented abuses including attempted rape, death threats, suffocation, electric shocks, and brutal beatings. These acts aim to punish, intimidate, or force confessions. The organization deems the human rights situation in Venezuela as severe and suggests the OEA's Democratic Charter as a necessary tool to address it.

What organization reported on the treatment of political dissidents in Venezuela?

• United Nations

• Amnesty International

• Human Rights Watch Latinoamérica

• International Red Cross

What is one of the methods used to intimidate political prisoners in Venezuela?

• Public shaming

• Electric shocks

• Isolation

• Deprivation of food

What is the purpose of the abuses faced by political prisoners in Venezuela?

• To provide better living conditions

• To encourage political participation

• To offer educational opportunities

• To punish, intimidate, or extract confessions

How does the report describe the human rights situation in Venezuela?

• Unchanged

• Grave

• Stable

• Improving

What instrument does the report suggest is necessary to address the human rights issues in Venezuela?

• Geneva Convention

• International Humanitarian Law

• United Nations Charter

• OAS Democratic Charter