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Episode 15: LGBTI Rights in Venezuela
In this episode of The Venezuela Briefing Geoff Ramsey interviews Venezuelan LGBTI activist and...
Read MoreVenezuela Negotiations Should Create Space for Civil Society
As Venezuela’s human rights crisis deepens, the U.S. and other international stakeholders have...
Read MoreEpisode 14: The Impact of Venezuela’s Crisis on Women and Girls
In this episode of The Venezuela Briefing, Geoff Ramsey and Kristen Martinez-Gugerli interview Cristina Ciordia of the Center for Justice and Peace (CEPAZ) about the differentiated impact of Venezuela’s humanitarian crisis on women and girls.
Read MoreJustice Co-Opted: Venezuela’s Broken Judicial System
The situation in Venezuela represents one of the biggest challenges to democracy and human rights in the Americas, with the Venezuelan security forces and armed pro-government groups responsible for grave human rights abuses and crimes against humanity.
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Venezuela Update
Venezuela Update: ICC Developments, Civic Engagement, and Human Rights
On March 31, upon concluding a three-day trip to Caracas, International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan announced that the ICC would open an office in Venezuela as it advances the investigation it began last year into human rights violations committed by Venezuelan authorities and government supporters since 2017.
Read MoreVenezuela Update: Reactions to U.S. Delegation Visit to Caracas
On Saturday, March 5, a group of high-level U.S. officials embarked on a high-profile visit to Caracas to meet with Venezuela’s de facto leader Nicolás Maduro, as well as relevant figures in Venezuela’s opposition.
Read MoreVenezuela Update: Failed Recall Referendum, Opposition Victory in Barinas, and More
On January 26, Venezuela’s electoral authority initiated the process to hold a recall referendum of de-facto president Nicolás Maduro. Under Venezuela’s constitution, the right to hold a recall referendum of an elected official can be invoked halfway through their term…
Read MoreVenezuela Update: Supplemental Vote in Barinas Scheduled for January 9
On Sunday, January 9, Venezuela will hold a supplemental election in the state of Barinas, following the pro-government Supreme Court’s disqualification of the victory of opposition candidate Freddy Superlano. Sunday’s election follows regional and municipal elections that took place on November 21, which saw a landslide victory for pro-government candidates in 20 out of 23 states and 205 out of 332 municipalities.
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Venezuela Program
Geoff Ramsey
Director for Venezuela @GRamsey_LatAm
David Smilde
WOLA Senior Fellow and the Charles A. and Leo M. Favrot Professor of Human Relations at Tulane University
@dsmilde