EU Threatens Venezuela With More Sanctions Over Human Rights Violations

EU Threatens Venezuela With More Sanctions Over Human Rights Violations
An anti-Maduro protester is detained by security forces during clashes in Caracas on May 1, 2019. FEDERICO PARRA/AFP/Getty Images
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BRUSSELS—The European Union is poised to draw up a fresh round of sanctions against the Venezuelan regime, in response to allegations that the regime has been torturing political opponents.

In a statement, EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini said members of the country’s brutal security services could be subject to measures that include asset freezes and travel bans as part of a new blacklist.