303 VIOLATIONS OF THE RIGHT TO DEFEND HUMAN RIGHTS DURING 2020.
During the Complex Humanitarian Emergency, aggravated by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Venezuelan State implemented authoritarian and social control measures that deepened the existing institutional and socioeconomic crisis in the country.
Under the National Security Doctrine, human rights defenders, and humanitarian workers are considered internal enemies.
90% OF THE ATTACKS DURING THE ALARM STATE
Of the 303 attacks and security incidents documented during 2020, 272 occurred after the declaration of a state of alarm, on March 13, and the calls to action of the Furia Bolivariana, by senior State officials. This figure is equivalent to 90% of the total number of attacks registered.
Instead of working to protect the Venezuelan population and safeguard their rights, the State has sharpened its policies of social control and criminalization of the right to defend human rights, affecting the operation and security of the people and organizations that are on the front line working for the protection of the most vulnerable, assisting and fighting against impunity and the recovery of the validity of the Constitution, the rule of law, and fundamental freedoms.
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