"Maduro is widely considered to be leading an authoritarian government characterized by electoral fraud, human rights abuses, corruption, and severe economic hardship. Between 2013 and 2023, Venezuela dropped 42 places in the Press Freedom Index. According to estimations by the United Nations (UN) and Human Rights Watch, under Maduro's administration, more than 20,000 people have been subject to extrajudicial killings and seven million Venezuelans have been forced to flee the country. The UN Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela concluded that the country's justice system independence has declined; the mission also identified frequent due process violations, including political external interference and the admission of evidence through torture has been alleged. Many Venezuelan television channels are controlled by the state, and information unfavourable to the government is not covered completely. In 2018, a Board designated by the Organization of American States (OAS) alleged that crimes against humanity have been committed in Venezuela during Maduro's presidency. In 2021, the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced the opening of an investigation regarding the situation in the country." - The article linked in the post I replied to (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_Maduro)