Editing Nicolás Maduro (section)

===2024 elections===
The 2024 protests in Venezuela were a series of demonstrations, which occurred after the presidential elections of July 28, after the beginning of a political crisis due to allegations of electoral fraud by the opposition. The elections and subsequent demonstrations occurred in the context of a social, political, economic and energy crisis. After the elections, Nicolás Maduro was proclaimed on July 29 after noon, by the National Electoral Council (CNE) as the elected candidate with only 80% of the vote for a third term months before the scheduled change of government. There were protests and chaos in Venezuela (in 20 of the 23 states, along with Caracas) that arose spontaneously, without a call from politicians. Protesters took over the Maiquetía airport and marched towards the Miraflores Palace, presidential headquarters. That day the opposition did not call for protests; limiting themselves to requesting presence at the voting centers until they have the tally sheets.

Since then, an unknown number of people have been injured by state forces, and the UN International Mission has denounced violence against protesters. More than 20 people have died and more than 1,500 have been detained. The opposition has called for peaceful national and international demonstrations on August 2, 17 and 28 after having presented a large part of the minutes issued by the voting machines, compiled popularly, and debating the results of the CNE, declaring Edmundo González the winner. The Tocorón and Tocuyito prisons were converted into "re-education centers" to house detained protesters, in most cases without the right to defense and violating due process.

The investigation, which expands on the Fact Finding Mission's report presented on September 20 to the Human Rights Council, documents multiple and escalating violations and government crimes committed by the Venezuelan government, security forces, and pro-government armed civilian groups before, during, and after July's controversial presidential election. These violations include arbitrary detentions, torture, short-term forced disappearances and sexual violence, which are carried out as part of a coordinated plan to silence opponents or perceived opponents. Among the victims are children and adolescents, as well as people with disabilities.

The Government of Venezuela has dramatically intensified its efforts to crush all peaceful opposition to its rule, plunging the nation into one of the most serious human rights crises in recent history, the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela warned today in its latest report. The documented violations and crimes, including the crime against humanity of politically motivated persecution, are not isolated or random acts, but rather part of an ongoing and coordinated plan to silence, discourage and repress opposition to the government of President Nicolás Maduro, the report noted.

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