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A Conversation With Venezuela’s Civic Forum
Recent months in Venezuela have seen the steady articulation of human rights NGOs, academics, faith groups, business leaders, labor unions, and other civil society sectors into the Civic Forum. This coalition has sought to push for peaceful democratic change, and engages with all relevant stakeholders to advance desperately-needed solutions to Venezuela’s political and humanitarian crisis.
Read MoreForo Cívico to Send Delegation to Washington to Discuss the Situation in Venezuela
Caracas, July 22, 2021 —A delegation from the Civic Forum of Venezuela (Foro Cívico de Venezuela)...
Read MoreReport | Negotiating a Return to Democracy in Venezuela: Insights From the Participants in the 2019 Oslo-Barbados Talks
Read the full report Lea el resumen en español Venezuela is experiencing an intractable political...
Read MoreThe Challenges of Negotiating a Return to Democracy in Venezuela
Venezuela’s intractable political conflict has been punctuated by multiple attempts at dialogue, none of which have yet resolved the crisis. Today new negotiations have the support of the United States, the European Union, Latin American governments, and several Venezuelan stakeholders.
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Venezuela Weekly
Venezuela Weekly: New WOLA-USIP Report Offers Recommendations for Future Negotiations
On July 20, the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) and the United States Institute of Peace...
Read MoreVenezuela Weekly: Wave of Repression Casts Shadow on Potential Negotiations
In recent weeks, the Maduro government has intensified a campaign of repression and intimidation in Venezuela, arbitrarily detaining prominent figures including Voluntad Popular national coordinator Freddy Guevara and Director of the NGO FundaRedes Javier Tarazona. The heightened repression comes amid renewed speculation regarding potential negotiations
Read MoreVenezuela Weekly: Return of the MUD Unity Ticket?
Venezuela’s new National Electoral Council (CNE) has announced the rehabilitation of the National...
Read MoreVenezuela Weekly: Donors Pledge $1.5 Billion in Support During Conference Hosted by Canada
On June 17, the Canadian government hosted the 2021 International Donors’ Conference in Solidarity with Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants in coordination with the UN Refugee Agency and the International Organization for Migration.
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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