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Venezuela's Chavist period (1999–present, under Chávez 1999–2013 and Maduro thereafter) features documented human rights abuses, with statistics drawn exclusively from this era.[3][1][2]

## Extrajudicial Killings
- 2000–2007: 6,000 investigated reports.[3]
- 2015–2017: Over 8,200 extrajudicial killings.[3]
- 2016: 5,995 "resistance to authority" deaths (many deemed extrajudicial).[2]
- 2017: 4,998 "resistance to authority" deaths.[2]
- 2018: 5,287 "resistance to authority" deaths.[3]
- 2019 (mid-May): 1,569 "resistance to authority" deaths; cumulative ~18,000 from 2016–mid-2019.[1][2]
- 2024 (post-election): 25 presumed extrajudicial killings.[11]

## Arbitrary Detentions
- 2018: 200 forced disappearances (often short-term).[3]
- 2019: 524 forced disappearances.[3]
- 2014–present: 15,000+ political prisoners (Foro Penal).[12]
- 2024 (post-election): Over 2,000 mass arrests.[5]

## Exiles and Refugees
- 2014–2025: 7.7 million fled (25% of population), including 6.5 million refugees.[3][13]
- Peaks tied to 2017–2019 protests and 2024 violence.[11]

Citations:
[1] U.N. Report Reveals 'Shockingly High' Number Of ... https://www.npr.org/2019/07/05/739051958/u-n-report-reveals-shockingly-high-number-of-extrajudicial-killings-in-venezuela
[2] Venezuela: Extrajudicial Killings in Poor Areas https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/09/18/venezuela-extrajudicial-killings-poor-areas
[3] Human rights in Venezuela https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_Venezuela
[4] Venezuela and the rise in extrajudicial executions https://www.atalayar.com/en/articulo/society/venezuela-and-rise-extrajudicial-executions/20220118151330154686.html
[5] Venezuela https://www.oas.org/fpdb/press/Report_2025.pdf
[6] 2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Venezuela https://2021-2025.state.gov/reports/2022-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/venezuela/
[7] Venezuela https://transitionaljusticedata.org/en/Americas/Venezuela.html
[8] Venezuela's soaring murder rate has plunged the nation ... https://archined.ined.fr/download/publication/AYJkdhJdeogrXWkVh0oC/745c24e94ae4ec8d53a438061312135d1659542776742.pdf
[9] VENEZUELA https://ocindex.net/assets/downloads/2025/english/ocindex_profile_venezuela_2025.pdf
[10] gross human rights violations against children https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/amr530131997en.pdf
[11] 2024 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices https://www.state.gov/reports/2024-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/venezuela
[12] Serious human rights violations in connection with the ... https://www.oas.org/en/iachr/reports/pdfs/2025/report-venezuela-serioushhrr-violations-connections-elections.pdf
[13] Venezuela https://www.globalr2p.org/countries/venezuela/