Human rights groups are condemning Venezuelan President
Nicolas Maduro for what they say is a campaign to squash demonstrations against
his government. The past two weeks 13 anti-government activists have been
arrested for protesting everything from mounting economic hardships to the
presence of a team from communist Cuba at a baseball tournament. A coalition of 10 local rights groups said Tuesday that the
use of firearms by police to control crowds and a reliance on anti-terrorism
laws to round up activists violate Venezuelans' constitutional right to
peaceful protest. More...
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