Faced with the neglect of the Venezuelan State, non-governmental organizations have taken up the fight for the fundamental rights of Venezuelans, including access to justice, food, healthcare, decent wages and freedom of expression NGOs mark Human Rights Day with the […]
When the rule of law has effectively crumbled and regional human rights mechanisms are effectively off limits, international human rights mechanisms are one of the only options left for defenders seeking redress for victims. This has been the case for […]
Having made headlines, the National Registry of Non-Governmental Organizations is just one of the obstacles that domestic non-profit organizations will have to overcome to be able to operate in Venezuela. The controversial bill on the Supervision, Regularization, Action and Financing […]
Civic space in Venezuela is at serious risk of being shut by the deepening of a State policy of intimidation and systematic retaliation against CSOs that seeks to leave the population defenseless in the face of the serious human rights […]
The individuals and civil society organizations subscribing to this statement reject the bill entitled “International Cooperation Law” for the following reasons: The complex humanitarian emergency that has affected Venezuela since 2015 has wreaked havoc on all the basic needs of […]
The recent arbitrary detention and imprisonment of human rights defenders Javier Tarazona, Rafael Tarazona, and Omar García, members of Venezuelan NGO Fundaredes is the continuation of a widespread and systematic attack on the Venezuelan population and the selective repression of […]
In an article published in the journal Democratización [Democratization] of the Institute of Political Studies FORMA, the co-director of the Commission for Human Rights of the State of Zulia (Codhez) invited Venezuelans to protect the Non-Governmental Organizations because their work […]
One goal of autocrats is to sow distrust and fragment the population into different groups, usually those who support them and those who oppose. The more disconnected the different sectors of society, the more convenient for authoritarian governments because the […]
At times when Venezuelan authoritarianism is taking up the offensive against civil society, it is important to study the Nicaraguan experience. Both because of the evil practices of the Nicaraguan government that could be emulated by their counterparts in Venezuela […]
Despite recent changes, the order for the registration of NGOs in Venezuela continues to contravene fundamental rights. Lawyers Marianna Romero and Andrea Santacruz emphasize that by restricting the action of human rights organizations, the victims are left defenseless On March […]
