Over 700 Individuals and Civil Society Organizations Reject Anti-Solidarity Bill that Closes International Cooperation in Venezuela
Image: A crowd carrying flags and blowing whistles gathers in an anti-government demonstration....
Read MoreMay 18, 2022 | Joint Statement, Statements
Image: A crowd carrying flags and blowing whistles gathers in an anti-government demonstration....
Read MoreApr 27, 2022 | Joint Statement, Statements
On April 27, a group of 19 Venezuelan and international organizations including WOLA issued a letter to President of Argentina Alberto Fernández to express concern over the situation of human rights defender Javier Tarazona, who has been arbitrarily detained for several months.
Read MoreApr 13, 2022 | Joint Statement, Statements
The undersigned human rights organizations welcome the recent announcement by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim A.A. Khan, on the establishment of a decentralized office of the ICC Prosecutor’s Office in Caracas, and the declaration that the Office will work jointly with important international allies.
Read MoreApr 12, 2022 | Statements
On April 5, 2022, a meeting took place between members of the Venezuelan government and members of various civil society organizations, with the objective of presenting an agenda of citizens’ demands that have been comprised through social dialogue, conversations between organizations and citizens, and consultations with leadership from across the political spectrum.
Read MoreJan 26, 2022 | Joint Statement, Statements
We, a group of Venezuelan social and human rights organizations, reject the official decisions regarding the request to activate the constitutional right to hold a recall referendum of elected officials. This right is established in Article 72 of the Constitution, and its violation confirms the absence of democracy in the country and the inability for the population to exercise political rights without threat of reprisal.
Read MoreNov 5, 2021 | Statements, WOLA Statement
On November 3, upon concluding a three-day visit to Venezuela, International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan announced that the body is opening a formal investigation into crimes against humanity committed by civilian authorities, members of the armed forces and pro-government individuals in the context of protests and repression that have occurred since 2017.
Read MoreSep 27, 2021 | Joint Statement, Statements
On September 24, WOLA joined CEJIL, DPLF, and several other organizations in issuing a joint statement expressing concern around an administrative ruling that seeks to criminalize and restrict the critical work that civil society organizations are doing in Venezuela.
Read MoreSep 17, 2021 | Statements, WOLA Statement
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
Read MoreJul 22, 2021 | Joint Statement
Caracas, July 22, 2021 —A delegation from the Civic Forum of Venezuela (Foro Cívico de Venezuela)...
Read MoreMay 24, 2021 | Joint Statement, Statements
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.
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