The Fake Vindication of Venezuelan Indigenous People
What the Constitution and the laws established for Indigenous peoples and their institutional presence during the Chávez years is different from what happened later
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Immunity for Sale: the Black Market of Vaccines in Venezuela
As everyone expected, the State’s response to the urgent need of immunizing the population against COVID-19 has been slow and chaotic, and made a shady new business emerge
Ymago, a Mérida Production Company Shining Bright on Streaming Platforms
Despite the many limitations, José Manuel Romero and Erika Rodríguez generate documentary content being watched all over the world
Sex Assistant: a Venezuelan Short Film About Sexuality in Disability
Andrés González Majul and Daniela Berlet Rendiles tell the story of their sex life as a couple in wheelchairs in a 20-minute-long film which is already winning awards. This is the story of how it was made
The End of Innocence
MeToo has reached Venezuela, finally, with a frenzy of accusations in social media, the respective political deformations, and one suicide so far. The country has some days of long-delayed complicated conversations ahead
Human Rights Watch Claims Abuse Against Civilians in the Apure Conflict
The NGO collected testimonies of raids and executions by the military in the area where the Venezuelan forces are fighting a FARC rogue group
The Globalization of Harina P.A.N.
Empresas Polar already has four factories producing the “official” arepa corn flour in Colombia, the U.S. and Italy. Now, they prepare the next step: frozen products and a restaurant franchise
Maduro Wants to Turn NGOs Into Informants
A new disposition by the regime would force human rights and humanitarian organizations to report the names of their beneficiaries, including people seeking protection from the State. But the NGOs fight back
Indigenous Rights in Venezuela: Unfulfilled Promises, Trampled Dignity
When we talk about the Venezuelan human rights crisis, we don’t often mention the situation of Indigenous peoples. No data, no differentiated policies and lots of unfulfilled promises perpetuate the inequalities they’ve always endured
The Secrecy Surrounding Venezuela’s Vaccination Scheme
The regime’s messages about COVID-19 vaccines are confusing, scarce and deeply twisted by its political interests: blocking any initiative by the opposition and favoring Cuba and Russia is more important than saving millions of lives
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