In Venezuela, a country that for years has been grappling with widespread shortages of food, medicine, and essential goods, the COVID-19 pandemic is aggravating an already dire humanitarian emergency. By some estimates, Venezuela has just 8 hospital beds per 100,000 people.
Read MoreToday, lawmakers belonging to Venezuela’s ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), alongside minority opposition factions, proclaimed a new president of the National Assembly. Their announcement was made as security...
Read MoreFriends of WOLA Rafael Uzcategui and Verónica Zubillaga put together a poll for Venezuelans to express their support for a peaceful, democratic resolution of Venezuela’s conflict. It is still open for signatures until...
Read MoreIn our 45-year history, the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) has built a long trajectory of criticizing both U.S. military intervention and violations of democracy and human rights in our hemisphere. In the case of...
Read MoreWOLA released the following statement on the latest events in Venezuela on July 7. The Spanish version is available here. Washington, DC—On July 5, a group of armed supporters of the Venezuelan government attacked opposition...
Read MoreAs the Organization of American States (OAS) prepares for a June 19 meeting of foreign ministers to discuss the situation in Venezuela, WOLA has released the following statement urging the countries of the hemisphere to reject...
Read MoreIn response to unfolding events in Venezuela, WOLA issued the following statement: Washington, DC—On May 3, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro presented electoral officials with plans to create a National Constituent Assembly,...
Read MoreAhead of today’s protests in Venezuela, WOLA issued the following statement: Washington, D.C.—In a few hours, both the Venezuelan opposition and the ruling party are slated to hold demonstrations in Caracas and around the...
Read MoreIn light of yesterday’s announcement from Venezuelan electoral authorities, WOLA (the Washington Office on Latin America) has responded by releasing the statement below, describing the decision as “ a grave setback for democracy...
Read MoreIn a new statement today, WOLA urges the Venezuelan National Electoral Council (CNE) to exercise its full technical capacity to carry out a well-organized recall referendum in a timely fashion. As the statement notes: provided...
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