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(AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) [Geneva and Washington D.C. 26 January, 2023]. The undersigned organizations express our deep concern over the approval in the first round of a bill that seeks to criminalize and further hinder the work of civil society organizations in...
(AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) A little more than a year after the regional and municipal elections of November 2021, and in the framework of the commemoration of January 23 as the date that marks the birth of democracy in Venezuela, we reaffirm our unwavering commitment...
On January 11, WOLA Director for Venezuela Geoff Ramsey was featured in a Q&A in the Inter-American Dialogue’s daily Latin America Advisor, along with Michael Penfold, Moises Rendon, Gabriel Hetland, and Rafael Álvarez Loscher on the change in leadership in the...
(AP Photo/Fernando Llano) On November 26, formal negotiations resumed between representatives of the government of Nicolás Maduro and the opposition coalition of the Unitary Platform. As human rights organizations from across the hemisphere, we celebrate the formal...
What will the normalization of Colombia-Venezuela diplomatic relations mean for Venezuelans along the border? This episode of the Venezuela Briefing Podcast features interviews with human rights defenders, humanitarian workers, and journalists in the Venezuelan...
(AP Photo/Fernando Llano) The Washington Office on Latin American (WOLA) is pleased to invite you to the virtual forum: "Perspectives on the Civil Society Consultation in the Venezuela Negotiations". The event will serve as an opportunity to discuss future scenarios...
On November 26, representatives of the government of Nicolás Maduro and the opposition Unitary Platform coalition will resume formal talks in the negotiations framework that began in Mexico City in 2021. While the parties have engaged in quiet dialogue in recent...
(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) As Venezuela’s crisis has deepened, the international community is searching for a new approach that can maximize the possibility of a peaceful return to democracy. There is a growing consensus that the only possible solution will...
On October 9, Venezuela program director Geoff Ramsey was interviewed by Prodavinci to discuss how Washington’s strategy can be better leveraged to incentivize actors in Venezuela to move forward with the negotiation process, as the possibility of resuming negotiations in Mexico in the coming weeks has grown.
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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WOLA Senior Fellow and the Charles A. and Leo M. Favrot Professor of Human Relations at Tulane University
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