Venezuela murder toll worse than some war zones: Amnesty

Amnesty International hit out on Thursday at the repression by Nicolas Maduro's government in Venezuela, saying that more people were murdered in the South American country than in some war zones. Opponents have accused Maduro's regime of the authoritarian oppression of any dissident voices during a four-year recession that has left 87 percent of the population living in poverty, according to a group of leading universities. Amnesty's report highlighted violence carried out by security forces during operations against criminals in impoverished neighborhoods of Venezuela's biggest cities. More…