The tenth report of the International Mission for the Determination of the Acts of the United Nations for Venezuela, detailing alleged systematic political persecution including murders, deaths in custody, arbitrary arrests, torture, forced disappearances, and sexual violence, is scheduled for presentation to the United Nations Human Rights Council on Monday, September 22nd, 2025, at 11:30 AM. This development follows statements from Venezuelan figures, including Luis Carlos and Maria Corina Machado, who have highlighted the report's findings and its impending presentation. Sources from X, formerly Twitter, shared links to the report on September 21st, 2025, with one user stating, "Tomorrow at the UN will present this report of the Fet Finding Mission." Another user described the report, published yesterday, as "devastating" and urged all to read it, adding, "Freedom will soon arrive in Venezuela, and with it justice." These comments come amidst ongoing discussion regarding a letter from Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to U.S. President Donald Trump, which Maduro's government published in full on September 21st, 2025, rejecting U.S. accusations of drug trafficking ties. President Trump previously declined to comment on Maduro's letter, stating, "we'll see what happens with Venezuela." The content of Maduro's letter, dated September 6th, 2025, reportedly calls for direct talks and claims Venezuela is "territory free of drug production." Meanwhile, U.S. military activity in the region includes the presence of at least 10 U.S. Navy warships, following the deployment of the USS Stockdale (DDG 106) into the U.S. Southern Command area on September 20th, 2025. On the same day, U.S. forces attacked a drug boat near Beata Island, leading to the Dominican Republic seizing 377 packages of alleged cocaine. The U.S. Special Operations Command vessel MV Ocean Trader was also reportedly operating southwest of St. Kitts on September 20th, 2025, functioning as a clandestine forward operating base.
