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Ariana's only apparent offense, the only reason to detain and beat her? Her father’s second cousin was a colonel the Venezuelan government viewed as a political opponent.
Secret detentions, known under international law as “forced disappearances,” are playing a critical role in the Venezuelan government’s efforts to control its population, according to documentation by @ForoPenal and @RFKHumanRights.
Venezuela's decision to "disappear" many of its citizens is reminiscent of the right-wing Latin American dictatorships that Maduro and Chávez denounced. Argentina and Chile were infamous for secretly detaining — and often murdering — people in the 1970s and 1980s.
Keep in mind while reading this piece secret detentions on Venezuela: Forced disappearances are considered by international law to be a crime against humanity if they are proven to be systematic.
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