# Cabello accused detained humanitarian worker Manuel Tique of paramilitary recruitment

Date: 2024

After Colombian humanitarian worker Manuel Alejandro Tique was detained while entering Venezuela for work, Human Rights Watch reported that [Cabello](/people/diosdado-cabello) publicly claimed Tique was using NGO affiliation as cover for recruiting for paramilitary groups. HRW reported that Tique's family, employer and Colombian authorities had not received information about his whereabouts or charges. [Human Rights Watch](https://www.hrw.org/node/391120?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

## Drivers

- Cabello PSUV strongman and interior repression: https://factrail.ai/drivers/cabello-psuv-strongman

## Sources

- https://www.oas.org/en/iachr/decisions/mc/2024/res_99-24_mc_1331-24_ve.pdf
- https://www.hrw.org/node/391120

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/cabello-tique-detention-allegation-2024