Feb. 18 (UPI) -- Human Rights Watch urged Venezuela's government led by Delcy Rodriguez to dismantle what it described as the country's repressive state apparatus and implement deep judicial and electoral reform.
The group noted that recent political prisoner releases have not dismantled mechanisms used to suppress dissent.
The rights group said the releases mark progress, but warned that institutions responsible for arbitrary detentions and political persecution remain active amid what Venezuelan authorities call a process of "national pacification."
The organization called for the removal of Attorney General Tarek William Saab, saying he "led the state action that resulted in human rights violations" after the 2024 presidential election and describing him as part of "the government's repressive machinery."
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