The United Nations (U.N.) has accused Nicolás Maduro's Venezuelan government of committing "gross human rights violations" in the wake of July's disputed

According to the report, the Chavista security forces launched an ‘unprecedented campaign of mass and indiscriminate detentions’ following the July 28 vote

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Elvis Amoroso, the Venezuelan official who declared strongman Nicolás Maduro the winner of July’s controversial presidential election, has not been seen in public in 10 weeks, triggering rumors on social media ranging from his arrest in Argentina and extradition to the U.

The United Nations has accused the government of Nicolas Maduro of committing crimes against humanity during its violent crackdown after fraudulent elections this summer -- a wave of violence that led to a growing new wave of exodus from Venezuela.

Human rights abuses have increased in the past year in Venezuela, a report by the UN Fact-Finding Mission on the country shows, citing arbitrary detentions, torture and violence against children. The new report expands on findings presented in September to the Human Rights Council in Geneva.