Venezuela: Violent Abuses in Illegal Gold Mines
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(New York, February 4, 2020)
– Residents of Venezuela’s southern Bolívar state are suffering amputations
and other horrific abuses at the hands of armed groups, including Venezuelan
groups called “syndicates” in the area and Colombian armed groups operating in
the region, both of which exercise control over gold mines, Human Rights Watch
said today. The armed groups seem to operate largely with government
acquiescence, and in some cases government involvement, to maintain tight
social control over local populations.
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