CARACAS: Venezuela's parliament on Thursday (Feb 5) gave its initial approval to a landmark amnesty bill covering the types of charges used to lock up dissidents under ousted leader Nicolas Maduro and his predecessor Hugo Chavez. But the bill does not cover serious human rights abuses committed during 27 years of socialist rule. The legislation, which aims to turn the page on nearly three decades of state repression, marks an early milestone in the post-Maduro transition. It was spearheaded by