On Tuesday, April 27, the National Assembly elected in December 2020 received the list of 103 candidates to be considered for the National Electoral Council (CNE), the electoral authority in Venezuela.
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WOLA’s David Smilde Presents on Violent Crime in Venezuela
On April 12, the University of Chicago’s Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) hosted a webinar featuring WOLA Senior Fellow David Smilde to explore trends relating to crime, violence, and citizen security in Venezuela.
Venezuela Weekly: WFP Agreement Reached to Provide Food Assistance to Children
On Monday, April 19, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) announced that it had reached a deal with the Maduro government to provide meals to school-aged children in regions of Venezuela most affected by food insecurity.
RSVP | Venezuela Conversa: Post-Pandemic Recovery and Sustainable Development
Venezuela is suffering a severe and prolonged economic crisis. Processes such as the destruction of the production infrastructure, the weakening of the national oil industry, hyperinflation, currency devaluation, and de facto dollarization are all part of the experience of the Venezuelan population, which suffers every day from the onslaught of the economic collapse.
92 Regional Organizations Call on the Maduro Government to Cease Repression of Civil Society
As Venezuela’s crisis of authoritarianism deepens, civil society voices are increasingly coming under attack by the de facto government of Nicolás Maduro. On March 30, the Venezuelan Ministry of Interior and Justice published a new requirement in the Official Gazette for the registry
Venezuela Weekly: Dejusticia Report Highlights Challenges Facing Venezuelan Civil Society
On April 7, the Center for Legal Studies, Justice, and Society (Dejusticia) published a report highlighting the challenges facing civil society actors in Venezuela, as well as their resistance and resilience in their continued defense of human rights in the country....
Venezuela Weekly: COVAX Negotiations Progress Despite Obstruction from Maduro
After the Guaidó coalition and Maduro government agreed in February to expand the PAHO accord reached in June 2020 to cooperate for the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, negotiations are still underway to facilitate the delivery of vaccines through the WHO-linked COVAX initiative.
Venezuela Weekly: Venezuelans Displaced Amid Clashes with Armed Groups on Border
Over the last ten days 4,700 Venezuelans, according to the United Nations estimate, have fled across the border into Colombia as the Venezuelan armed forces carry out an offensive against Colombian guerrilla
Report Launch: Defending Human Rights in Venezuela
On Wednesday, April 7 at 12:00 p.m. EDT (11:00 a.m. in Bogota), Dejusticia (Colombia) and WOLA will be hosting an event to commemorate the launch of a new report entitled “Defending Human Rights in Venezuela: Challenges Facing Civil Society in Confronting the Closure of Democratic Spaces.”
Venezuela Weekly: PAHO Accord Advances, But Hurdles Remain
Venezuela’s opposition has approved a measure to ask the U.S. government to unfreeze funding for a COVID-19 vaccine in the country, bringing the country one step closer to mass vaccination even as significant hurdles remain. On March 19, the “Delegated Commission”...