Can We Finally Talk about Maduro's Desaparecidos?
Latin America’s political memory abounds in thoroughly documented narratives about the right wing dictatorships disappearing people. The Chavista regime joined that horror club years ago
Tag: Human Rights
Kennedy Tejeda: A Lawyer With No Right to Defense
Young Kennedy Tejeda, a Foro Penal lawyer, went to a detention center in Carabobo to assist detainees. He was then detained.
Paúl León: A Photojournalist Charged With Terrorism
He was covering protests in Valera when the PNB detained him, and was charged without legal counsel he can trust
State of Terror: Life After Venezuela’s Electoral Uprising
Massive deployment of the police state, armed colectivos and informants seeks to obliterate the social capital and hope created throughout the campaign and the electoral victory of July 28
Don't Expect a Bloodbath in Venezuela's Elections
Polarization is dissipating, the colectivos are now merchants and crime rates are at their lowest points in the last 25 years. In Venezuela, there is no gunpowder for an armed confrontation.
How Chavismo Neutered The Strength of 1990s Venezuelan Activism
The Chavez and Maduro governments co-opted activists and destroyed the conditions for the activism that partly helped them to rise
The ENCOVI Shows a Geographically Unequal Venezuela
Food insecurity decreased but remains, inequality is high and poverty hasn't changed much from 2022: the new UCAB survey reveals that the pandemic effect is fading away, but the humanitarian emergency is still there
The Maduro Regime’s Appeal Failed: the ICC Keeps Working on the Venezuela Case
All six arguments presented by the Maduro regime were dismissed. The investigation on crimes against humanity will continue
Six Thousandths of Gold to Connect to the Internet in Canaima
"Canaima de carne y huesos", a recently published book by Jesús Piñero and Valeria Pedicini, tells the story of human rights violations in Canaima National Park.
Why Venezuela’s Repression Is Reaching Unnerving Levels
Chavismo is arresting high profile activists and increasing its harassment of organized civil society, hoping to crack down on its organizational and mobilization capabilities before the presidential elections.
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