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
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This week, the Centro para los Defensores y la Justicia (CDJ), a Venezuelan NGO that works to...
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On Friday, August 13, representatives of the Maduro government and the Guaidó-led opposition met...
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Negotiations between the Maduro government and the Guaidó-led opposition to explore solutions to...
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On Monday, July 26, representatives of Foro Cívico launched a 5-day tour in Washington, D.C. for a public roundtable and a series of meetings with officials in the Biden administration, bipartisan members of the House and Senate, and other relevant actors to raise the profile of Venezuela’s humanitarian and political crisis, and ongoing efforts by civil society to achieve a solution.
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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.
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On July 20, the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) and the United States Institute of Peace...
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Caracas, July 22, 2021 —A delegation from the Civic Forum of Venezuela (Foro Cívico de Venezuela)...
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Read the full report Lea el resumen en español Venezuela is experiencing an intractable political...
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In recent weeks, the Maduro government has intensified a campaign of repression and intimidation in Venezuela, arbitrarily detaining prominent figures including Voluntad Popular national coordinator Freddy Guevara and Director of the NGO FundaRedes Javier Tarazona. The heightened repression comes amid renewed speculation regarding potential negotiations
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