On the eve of the presidential elections, the climate of political violence in Ecuador has spread to Venezuela, where some candidates for the opposition primaries of October 22 have denounced threats against their physical integrity during political rallies across the […]
In Venezuela, colectivo groups are armed shock groups in support of the government who seek to intimidate and displace anyone opposing the policies of the regime. These armed groups have acted with impunity for more than a decade and under […]
The non-governmental organization Foro Penal, which provides legal assistance to victims of arbitrary detentions in Venezuela, presented a report that reveals that almost 16,000 people have been detained for political reasons in the country since 2014. According to the document, […]
The multidimensional crisis afflicting Venezuela is marked by the deterioration of democratic institutions, abuse as part of a systematic practice by the State security forces, the exercise of patterns of persecution and criminalization against political dissent, the constant worsening of […]
The Maduro regime detained seven human rights activists, trade union leaders, and members of the Bandera Roja (BR) party between Monday, July 4, and early Thursday, July 7. Reynaldo Cortes, secretary general of Bandera Roja in the state of Guárico […]
The member organizations of the Alliance for the Defense of Labor Human Rights in Venezuela and other civil society organizations that subscribe to the statement formally reject and condemn the arbitrary detentions carried out in recent days by the Nicolás […]
The Venezuelan social and human rights organizations that sign this statement reject the campaign of criminalization and discredit that the current authorities of the country are deploying against those who have cooperated with the Prosecutor’s Office of the International Criminal […]
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 […]
Leopoldo López declared that his party will continue working to reach an agreement and to strengthen unity. Guevara’s defense denounced the arbitrary detention of the member of the 2015 National Assembly. The UN and the Inter-Parliamentary Union were notified of […]
The signatory organizations, members of the Anti-Corruption Coalition of Venezuela, the national and international network of human rights defenders, foundations, unions, and organized communities, reiterate our rejection of the July 2 arbitrary detention of citizens Javier Tarazona, Director-General of human […]
