Venezuela's pattern of arrests of opposition members' relatives meant to create fear, UN says


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  • Saturday, 20 Sep 2025

FILE PHOTO: The United Nations logo adorns a window at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 18, 2025. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/ File Photo

(Reuters) - Venezuela arrests opposition figures' family members in a "sustained and systematic pattern" to generate fear and social control, a United Nations fact-finding mission said in an upcoming report.

The report, seen by Reuters on Friday, is set to be presented at a session of the U.N. Human Rights Council next week. It is based on research conducted from September 2024 through August this year.

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