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At least 120 minors to have been imprisoned by the security forces of President Nicolás Maduro since the autocratic socialist claimed reelection last month, according to multiple human rights organizations.
The children are among more than 1,600 people to have been arrested — rounded up at or near protests or taken from their homes in the night — in many cases without warrants. Their lawyers also have been targeted.
“Security forces are detaining people at a speed we had not seen in Venezuela’s recent history, even during the brutal repression in 2014 and 2017,” said Juanita Goebertus, Americas director for Human Rights Watch.
All of the children, human rights lawyers say, have been charged with terrorism. More than 100 are still in custody.
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