As Venezuela’s humanitarian and economic crisis has worsened in recent years, nearly 6 million (5.67 million) Venezuelans have fled to neighboring countries, sparking the largest mass displacement in the hemisphere’s recent history.
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Solving Venezuela’s Crisis Requires Ending Impunity for Human Rights Violations
On September 16, the United Nations Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela issued a 220-page report on the Venezuelan justice system, finding that the country’s judicial institutions have been complicit in widespread persecution and repression
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.
Foro 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) will visit Washington, DC July 26-30 at the invitation the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA), to hold a public roundtable and a series of high-level meetings with...
The 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.
Episode 8: COVID-19 vaccination and electoral conditions in Venezuela
In the eighth episode of The Venezuela Briefing podcast, hosts Geoff Ramsey and Kristen Martinez-Gugerli interview Venezuelan attorney and human rights defender Beatriz Borges about the latest in Venezuela’s humanitarian crisis and civil society efforts around upcoming regional elections.
The role of the UN and the EU in promoting free and fair elections in Venezuela: Enhancing elections through technical assistance
In Venezuela, democratic institutions have suffered a breakdown which has prevented its citizens from participating in genuine elections. Any attempt to resolve the conflict in Venezuela must involve coordinated action between international bodies with the necessary technical expertise to
Venezuela Conversa Series | June 2: Social Dialogue
Pacts, negotiations, understanding, and dialogue are essential elements of a healthy democracy. However, in Venezuela, as well as in other societies, there are often barriers to establishing
326 Civil Society Organizations Denounce Efforts to Criminalize and Close Civic Space in Venezuela
The civil society organizations that sign this statement reiterate our rejection and demand the revocation of new Administrative Ruling No. 002-2021 for the Unified Registry of Obligated Subjects before the National Office Against Organized Crime and Terrorism Financing.
Civil Society Crackdown in Venezuela: Working for Peaceful Change in the Face of Repression
As Venezuela’s political crisis deepens, civil society organizations and activists find themselves routinely targeted by repressive campaigns by the de facto government of Nicolás Maduro.