UN Blames Venezuelan Government for Human Rights Violations

UN investigations found Venezuelan security forces responsible for systematic human rights violations since 2014. The report blamed President Maduro and Interior and Defence Ministers for ordering and aiding agencies with resources for violence. It also condemned authorities for their heavy-handedness in suppressing protests. Fact finding mission found reasonable grounds for planned and arbitrary killing pattern in 223 cases studied. Reportedly, UN team was stopped from travelling the country last year.