A comprehensive documentation and analysis of the serious systematic violations of the Right to Freedom of Expression in Venezuela during 2023 was recently presented by the Venezuelan NGO Un Mundo Sin Moardaza Through a rigorous quantitative methodology, the organization compiled […]
A human-rights-based analysis of the recent “bill on Fascism, Neo-fascism and equivalent expressions” being discussed at Venezuela’s National Assembly was carried out by Laboratorio de Paz, a local think tank focusing on Peace and nonviolent conflict resolution Early March, Venezuela’s […]
The Venezuelan organization Un Mundo Sin Mordaza presented its 2022 report Venezuela en Cifras (Venezuela in Figures) analyzing the situation of 10 fundamental human rights in the country in 2022, including the rights to freedom of expression, a healthy environment, […]
At least 157 violations have been recorded from January to October 2023, including physical or verbal attacks (81), stigmatizing speech (66), and judicial harassment (10) against members of the press Ten years ago, the United Nations Organization established the International […]
The Venezuelan Press and Society Institute (IPYS Venezuela) mentioned the radio as the medium with the greatest presence and the source of daily local news (84.38%), followed by digital media (71.51%), TV stations (43.84 %) and newspapers (26.58%) The Venezuelan […]
Venezuelan Civil Association Medianalisis presented the book Cómo se vive la desinformación en Venezuela (Living disinformation in Venezuela) together with Communication students from across Venezuela Young communication students in their last year shared their perspectives, challenges and contributions in the […]
980 of the 2,548 trending political and social topics registered by Twitter in Venezuela between January 2020 and March 2021 were commanded by the ruling party, as found by a recent report entitled Auge y declive del escuadrón tuitero del […]
CODHEZ believes that human rights require constant advocacy, even if they are already recognized in the Constitution and international treaties so that they benefit and offer better guarantees to an ever increasing number of people In Venezuela, the general situation […]
Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro holds a copy of the constitution during his annual address to the nation before lawmakers at the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. © 2021 AP Photo/Matias Delacroix The recent campaigns of stigmatization, harassment, and repression […]
Since the arrival of the COVID-19 in Venezuela, the cost of free expression has increased. The most recent victim is political scientist Nicmer Evans. His arrest is a message for the rest of the country: We must exercise the muscle […]
