Electoral Repression, Enforced Disappearances and Political Control in Venezuela

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and Foro Penal have published a new report outlining patterns of political repression in Venezuela following the July 2024 presidential elections, and the 2025 parliamentary and regional elections. The report, titled Electoral Repression, Enforced Disappearances and Political Control in Venezuela, analyzes how President Nicolas Maduro’s regime has increasingly utilized enforced disappearances and hostage-taking to silence political opposition, ensure domestic control, and barter with other countries. The report’s publication follows RFK Human Rights’ and Foro Penal’s recent presentation of their findings to key stakeholders in Geneva, including diplomatic delegations.