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Image: A Venezuelan flag flies outside the Supreme Court building. January 22, 2021. Caracas, Venezuela. AP Images/Matias Delacroix.

The situation in Venezuela represents one of the biggest challenges to democracy and human rights in the Americas, with the Venezuelan security forces and armed pro-government groups responsible for grave human rights abuses and crimes against humanity. These abuses are further compounded by an absence of accountability. As the U.S. works to advance political negotiations between the authoritarian government of Nicolás Maduro and the country’s opposition, questions remain over whether these talks can help address Venezuela’s dysfunctional and co-opted judiciary. Recent judicial reforms announced by the government have been superficial and arbitrary, and only underscore the fact that a peaceful, democratic solution to Venezuela’s crisis will also require an end to impunity.

Please join the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) on Friday, May 27 at 12:00 p.m. EST for a conversation on the role of the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, prospects for meaningful investigation, prosecutions and reform, and the need for the restoration of due process, judicial independence, and accountability in Venezuela.

RSVP at https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Kc7pYxf4QvW1peE8Y7TBww

View full event details and list of panelists here.