The civil society organizations that sign this statement reiterate our rejection and demand the revocation of new Administrative Ruling No. 002-2021 for the Unified Registry of Obligated Subjects before the National Office Against Organized Crime and Terrorism Financing (ONCDOFT), attached […]
After more than three decades hanging like the sword of Damocles over the heads of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), the draft Law on International Cooperation seems closer to becoming a real threat to Venezuelan civil society. The reason? On April 15, […]
The problem is that non-governmental organizations in Venezuela do not require a loyalty card. That is why Diosdado Cabello stigmatizes them on public TV. Chavismo criminalizes solidarity and now it wants to control it as if its activists belonged to […]
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 […]
Feliciano Reyna, president of Venezuelan NGO Acción Solidaria expressed that the harassment of social organizations is an authoritarian practice. He warned that, with the arrest of Azul Positivo activists, many people were left without the help provided by the UN, […]
Rafael Uzcátegui, director of the humanitarian organization Provea, estimates that the recent measure taken by the Government of Nicolás Maduro to regulate the activities of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) would expose the beneficiaries of these institutions or the victims of human […]
The creation and proliferation of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in our days find their origin in the ideas of the philosophers of the 18th century and the universality of the trades that embody them: the profession of healing, informing, and teaching; […]
The de facto government of Nicolás Maduro wants to justify the persecution of civil society organizations using as an excuse the fulfillment of its international obligations to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. With diligence that does not comply with […]
Activists point out that the regulations can “put at risk” those who report on human rights violations A ruling published on March 30 in the Official Gazette and released days later established that non-profit organizations must sign up for a […]
Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) are the target of a systematic attack by the government of Nicolás Maduro, who does not hide the fact that he considers them a thorn in his flesh. The director of NGO Acceso a la Justice, Alí […]
