In Venezuela, a country that for years has been grappling with widespread shortages of food, medicine, and essential goods, the COVID-19 pandemic is aggravating an already dire humanitarian emergency. By some estimates, Venezuela has just 8 hospital beds per 100,000 people.
Saturday, July 25 marks one full year since the Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 passed in the U.S. with bipartisan support. The Senate version of the bill has been stalled in the Senate ever since it narrowly failed to pass by unanimous vote shortly thereafter.
On June 30, we had the pleasure of collaborating with Refugees International and Women’s Link Worldwide to host a panel on the human trafficking of Venezuelan migrants throughout the region.
On May 15, more than 150 organizations and individuals across Venezuelan civil society issued this statement (translation below, see the original here) in response to recent events and the country's deepening crisis, calling for an urgent embrace of nonviolent,...
Washington, DC—As the global COVID-19 pandemic strains health systems around the world, its toll among Venezuela’s already suffering population could be devastating unless the international community mobilizes quickly in support of meaningful solutions. The lack of...
Washington, DC—Mientras la pandemia global de COVID-19 afecta los sistemas de salud en todo el mundo, su impacto en la población venezolana que ya está sufriendo podría ser devastador a menos que la comunidad internacional se movilice rápidamente en apoyo de...
From 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Friday, March 20, the Venezuela team hosted a webinar event with experts from Insight Crime and the International Crisis Group to hear about organized crime, corruption, and the problematic 'narcostate' narrative. This event was held...
While Venezuela’s political crisis increasingly resembles a stalemate, Venezuelan civil society remains committed to defending human rights, democracy, and social justice. A growing number of voices are adopting new and creative forms of nonviolent demonstration to...
Please join WOLA and Tulane University's Center for Inter-American Policy and Research for the second of a 2-part event series on the humanitarian and economic impact of U.S. sanctions on Venezuela. The event will be held at Tulane University, but will be available...
Today, lawmakers belonging to Venezuela’s ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), alongside minority opposition factions, proclaimed a new president of the National Assembly. Their announcement was made as security forces blocked access to the legislative...
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