A follow-up report compiled by Venezuelan civil society human rights organizations highlighted the main elements that illustrate the degree of implementation and compliance with the recommendations made by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to the Venezuelan State […]
Venezuela: inequality grows and abuses persist Provea’s Annual Report reveals further deterioration of social rights and the persistence of human rights abuses On May 11, the Venezuelan human rights organization Provea presented the 33rd edition of its Annual Report on […]
The report presented by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) during the 48th Session of the Human Rights Council refers almost entirely to economic, social, cultural, and environmental rights (ESCERs). Unfortunately, The High Commissioner’s analysis of the […]
Despite the state propaganda, indigenous Venezuelans suffer serious setbacks in their social and political rights in Bolivarian Venezuela. And their regional allies seem to be looking the other way. In mid-2010, I had the opportunity to corroborate first hand a […]
Arte: Edward Hooper. Gas. 1940. No es fácil escribir sobre la situación de la gasolina en Venezuela ahorita, principalmente porque pareciera que ya todo está escrito, así que, para empezar, uno piensa “¿para qué?”, qué puedo decir que alguien no […]
Mr President, Members of the Human Rights Council, Excellencies, As requested by Council resolution 39/1, the Office has submitted a report on the human rights crisis in Venezuela. In March, my staff conducted a technical visit to the country. Human […]
Of the 30 million Venezuelans, more than 18 million live in neighborhood blocks with planned rationed electricity. The plan establishes 3 hour cuts but network users report up to 10 running days without light. Venezuela experienced three massive blackouts in […]
Click here to donate We are a movement of activists fighting for the LGBTIQ+ civil rights in Mérida, Venezuela. In the midst of the humanitarian crisis, Venezuela is going through, we want build the first LGBTIQ+ Center in Venezuela. LGBTIQ […]
The Observatorio Venezolano de Conflictividad Social (OVCS) (Venezuelan Observatory of Social Conflict) recorded 1,963 protests in April 2019, equivalent to a daily average of 65 protests. This number represents a 47% increase in comparison to the same period last year. […]
Civil society organizations joined forces to create this report for Venezuela’s 2016 UPR at the United Nations, an effort by Civilis Human Rights. Check out the full report here. Click here to download: Various
