Venezuela Targeted Sanctions Database: Switzerland and Panama Update
In recent weeks, two countries joined the growing number of nations that have applied targeted...
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Assessing the Use of Targeted Sanctions on Venezuelan Officials and Elites
The deepening of Venezuela’s political crisis has coincided with important shifts internationally....
Read MoreU.S. and International Community Should Pressure Venezuela in Coordination, Avoid Counterproductive Measures
(Version en Español) Washington, D.C.— On February 7, talks between the Venezuelan government and the opposition over the country’s ongoing political crisis were suspended, and the government of Nicolás Maduro is moving ahead...
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Regional Human Rights Organizations: Venezuela Must Respect the People’s Right to Free and Fair Elections
On January 23, Venezuela’s National Constituent Assembly (ANC) approved a decree that calls for presidential elections to be held by April 30, 2018. As organizations devoted to advancing human rights in the Americas, we are profoundly concerned by the announcement, and urge Venezuela’s electoral authorities to adhere to Venezuela’s constitution and ensure the fulfillment of Venezuelans’ fundamental right to elect a president in a process that is free, fair, and transparent.
Read MoreANC Calls for Presidential Elections By April 30
On January 23, in a move that likely put an end to the negotiating process in the Dominican Republic and quickly provoked widespread international condemnation, Venezuela’s National Constituent Assembly (ANC) approved a decree...
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