Following the contested proclamation of Nicolás Maduro as the winner of the 28 July election, the authorities carried out unprecedented mass arrests. In less than a month, 2,000 people were arrested, according to official figures, including children, several of whom seemingly have been subjected to torture. It is presumed that all these detentions are arbitrary and are part of the political persecution of Nicolas Maduro’s government against any perception of dissent. These facts should be considered by the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in its ongoing investigation into crimes against humanity in Venezuela.
