UN asks Venezuela to dismantle crime gangs running gold mines in the Amazon

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The UN found that Venezuela's Orinoco Mining Arc is mostly under the control of gangs that impose their own rules through violence and extortion, beating and even killing workers

"They must also investigate, prosecute and punish those responsible for human rights violations, abuses and crimes," she added.“It is clear that there is manipulation and double standards at play here with a view to try to attack a sovereign state and expose it,” he told the Geneva UN forum.

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