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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 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.
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.”
In the fifth episode of The Venezuela Briefing, hosts Geoff Ramsey and Kristen Martinez-Gugerli interview Venezuelan academic Maryhen Jiménez about recent civil society efforts to push for a democratic transition in Venezuela.
What should be the basis of a new process of understanding in Venezuela? Is It possible to build a common language for shared values? Join WOLA and citizen movement Dale Letra for the 5th in the Venezuela Conversa event series on Wednesday, March 24 at 4:00 p.m. EDT.
On Tuesday, March 16 at 9:00 am EDT, the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) invites you to attend an upcoming webinar on a civil society campaign for a peaceful, democratic solution in Venezuela: As Venezuela’s protracted political crisis drags on, more and...
In a letter to President Joe Biden, human rights groups in Brazil and the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) urge the U.S. administration to emphasize the importance of migrant rights and access to asylum in Brazil. As they note, since 2019 the Brazilian...
What is transitional justice? Is this an appropriate mechanism to obtain justice and reparation for victims of human rights abuses?
Agreement Will Require UN Oversight and Humanitarian Supervision Washington, DC—On February 11, Venezuela’s opposition and the government of Nicolás Maduro agreed to cooperate to purchase and distribute COVID-19 vaccines for 6 million people. Later this week,...
In fall of 2020, the Trump administration doubled down on its “maximum pressure” campaign towards Venezuela, ending exceptions in U.S. sanctions that allow the state oil company to trade crude oil in exchange for diesel fuel.
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