Rights Groups Urge Biden to Press Brazil on Migration Policy
In a letter to President Joe Biden, human rights groups in Brazil and the Washington Office on...
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Categoría: Joint Statement
Statements
Standing in Solidarity with Venezuelan Human Rights Defenders
The recent, ongoing and unwarranted detention of five members of the Venezuelan NGO ‘Azul...
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Venezuela: Attacks Against Freedom of Expression Must Cease Immediately
The recent campaigns of stigmatization, harassment, and repression against the media in Venezuela constitute a clear attack against the freedoms of expression and of access to information and infringe upon the important contributions by these organizations
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Organizations Reiterate Concern Over Apparent Decision To Block Diesel Imports In Venezuela
On Saturday, October 10, the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) joined with 27 Venezuelan and regional civil society organizations in calling on the U.S. government to reiterate its commitment to a peaceful, democratic solution in Venezuela, and to refrain from any policies that aggravate the humanitarian emergency.
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115 Venezuelan Organizations and Individuals to the U.S. Government: Don’t Cut off Diesel to Venezuela
Today, the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) joins with 115 organizations and individuals...
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#VenezuelaTPSNow | July 24 Letter to U.S. Senators
Saturday, July 25 marks one full year since the Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 passed in the U.S. with bipartisan support. The Senate version of the bill has been stalled in the Senate ever since it narrowly failed to pass by unanimous vote shortly thereafter.
Read MoreA call from Venezuelan organizations in France seeking international solidarity to face the coronavirus crisis in Venezuela
On April 24, fourteen Venezuelan organizations in France launched a call to solidarity for the fight against coronavirus in Venezuela. Our call was supported by more than 400 signatures from the civil society, academic, and humanitarian sectors in France, Venezuela, and other countries in the European and American continents.
Read MoreCivil Society Statement: Venezuela’s Democratic Coalition Should Return to Being a Credible Source of Hope
On May 15, more than 150 organizations and individuals across Venezuelan civil society issued this statement (translation below, see the original here) in response to recent events and the country’s deepening crisis,...
Read More32 Regional NGOs Request Participation in Rio Treaty Meeting on Venezuela
On December 3, representatives of governments from across the Americas will meet in Bogota, Colombia to discuss how to address Venezuela’s crisis in the framework of the Organ of Consultation of the Inter-American Treaty...
Read MoreHuman Rights Organizations Urge Lima Group to Join Forces with Diplomatic Efforts to Achieve a Peaceful, Democratic Solution to Venezuela’s Crisis
(Versión en español) On June 3 in New York, representatives of the Lima Group will meet with counterparts in the International Contact Group to discuss the Venezuela crisis. As human rights organizations from across the...
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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