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
Tag: Human Rights
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
Forced Disappearances: The Other Tragedy From 1999
Oscar José Blanco Romero wasn’t dragged away by the river or the sea. His case is one of the four emblematic forced disappearances of the Vargas tragedy, the first disappearances of the chavista government
Who's Rooting for Maduro's Social Cleansing?
While foreign governments, NGOs and UN organizations condemn the extrajudicial killings and impose sanctions, the Venezuelan population still believes in the iron fist speech, to Maduro’s advantage
The Pernalete Family: Life Without Juan Pablo
The story of the student killed by the National Guard in 2017, and his family, may be one among hundreds, but it illustrates the magnitude of the damage caused by the dictatorship’s brutality, and how direly reparations are needed
UN Fact Finding Mission Underscores State Violence Against Women in Venezuela
What's the United Nations independent report saying on torture and denigrating treatment of female dissidents in Venezuela? Something not easy to read, but necessary to know
Maduro’s Regime Commits Crimes Against Humanity. What Now?
After a year-long investigation, the United Nations Human Rights Council published its findings on Tuesday, and directly accuses Maduro’s regime of human rights violations
Venezuelan Human Rights Group Under Attack
Human rights NGO Provea finds itself the target of a barrage of accusations by the Maduro regime. The crime? Advocating for due process and basic rights
Rafael Uzcátegui: ‘This is a Level of Control Chavismo Had Only Dreamed Of’
The general coordinator of human rights NGO Provea describes the methods used by the regime to use the COVID-19 pandemic to its advantage
Compassionate Ones Help Venezuelan Caminantes They Meet on the Road
The hidden ghosts of xenophobia and discrimination are coming out, but that’s overridden by an enormous group of people who help Venezuelans in their journey to a new and more dignified life.
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