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Venezuela: US Risks Rights Disaster
The Trump administration’s brazen military assault risks causing a new human rights disaster for Venezuelans.
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January 7, 2026 at 7:23 PM
The authorities should end arbitrary arrests and forced recruitment and investigate allegations of abuse including rape.

South Sudan’s partners should ensure that any support they provide to the security forces is conditioned on respect for human rights.
January 7, 2026 at 2:37 PM
In the course of these sweeps, security forces have subjected detained boys and young men to torture and ill-treatment, extortion, and forced conscription, and in at least one raid, police officers beat and raped women.
January 7, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Human Rights Watch found that the crackdown has resulted in arbitrary arrests and detentions, followed by beatings and other abuses in police and military facilities, as well as the forced conscription of dozens of boys and men.
January 7, 2026 at 2:37 PM