Episode 15: LGBTI Rights in Venezuela
In this episode of The Venezuela Briefing Geoff Ramsey interviews Venezuelan LGBTI activist and...
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Episode 14: The Impact of Venezuela’s Crisis on Women and Girls
In this episode of The Venezuela Briefing, Geoff Ramsey and Kristen Martinez-Gugerli interview Cristina Ciordia of the Center for Justice and Peace (CEPAZ) about the differentiated impact of Venezuela’s humanitarian crisis on women and girls.
Read MoreEpisode 13: Venezuela’s Oil Sector and a Potential Shift in U.S. Policy
In this latest episode of The Venezuela Briefing, Geoff Ramsey and Kristen Martinez-Gugerli had the opportunity to interview Francisco Monaldi, a leading scholar on the politics and economics of energy policy in Venezuela.
Read MoreEpisode 12: Evaluating the Barinas Election
In this latest, Spanish language* episode of The Venezuela Briefing, Geoff Ramsey and Kristen Martínez-Gugerli interview Eugenio Martínez, expert in Venezuelan politics and electoral matters, about the results of the regional elections on November 21, 2021
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Con Ellas Platform | Seven Proposals for the Disaster Reduction in Complex Humanitarian Emergencies: The Venezuelan Case
The Con Ellas platform, comprised of Prepara Familia, Unión Afirmativa, CEPAZ, Funcamama, Acción Solidaria, and Uniandes, invites you to participate in an upcoming side event on March 24 at 3:00 P.M. EDT.
Read MoreWhat Would ‘Meaningful Progress’ Mean in Venezuela Negotiations?
This morning I spoke with Venezuelan journalist Vladimir Villegas on his streaming platform, Vladimir a la Carta (see video above). As I told him, I do not believe the recent Caracas visit by U.S. diplomats suggests the U.S....
Read MoreInnovation and Challenges in Defending Human Rights in Venezuela
The situation in Venezuela represents one of the biggest challenges to democracy and human rights in the Americas, as well as a devastating humanitarian emergency. As the crisis continues, human rights defenders and civil society activists are routinely targeted by the government of Nicolás Maduro.
Read MoreThe Venezuelan Judiciary and Crimes Against Humanity: Justice or Impunity?
Nicolás Maduro’s repressive regime has created an unprecedented humanitarian and human rights crisis in Venezuela, with Venezuelan security forces and armed pro-government groups responsible for grave human rights abuses and crimes against humanity.
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Venezuela Program
Geoff Ramsey
Director for Venezuela @GRamsey_LatAm
David Smilde
WOLA Senior Fellow and the Charles A. and Leo M. Favrot Professor of Human Relations at Tulane University
@dsmilde