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A U.N.-backed panel investigating human rights violations in Venezuela said Wednesday the South American country’s government has intensified efforts to curtail democratic freedoms with threats ...
The record of human rights in Venezuela has been criticized by human rights organizations such as Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International.Concerns include attacks against journalists, political persecution, harassment of human rights defenders, poor prison conditions, torture, extrajudicial executions by death squads, and forced disappearances.
8 September – Edmundo González flees Venezuela to seek political asylum in Spain. The Spanish government says González departed Venezuela on a Spanish Air Force plane at his own request. [87] 12 September – The United States government imposes sanctions on 16 allies of president Maduro, accusing them of voter suppression and human rights ...
Maduro personally encouraged individuals to report those protesting the CNE election result through an internet application, VenApp. [137] According to The Washington Post, "human rights advocates warned that [the app] could be repurposed" when it was created to report medical emergencies. [137]
Human rights organizations in Venezuela on Wednesday demanded the release of a prominent attorney and activist whose detention last week has heightened concerns over the government's use of ...
Venezuela’s government on Thursday ordered the local United Nations office on human rights to suspend operations and gave its staff 72 hours to leave, accusing it of assisting coup plotters and ...
The Law against Fascism, Neofascism and Similar Expressions (Spanish: Ley contra el Fascismo, Neofascismo y Expresiones Similares), also known as the Law against fascism or the Anti-fascism law, is a 2024 Venezuelan bill intended to "establish the means and mechanisms to preserve peaceful coexistence and public tranquility" and "protect Venezuelan society from the emergence of any expression ...
February 15, 2024 at 2:01 PM. CARACAS (Reuters) -Venezuela's government has asked staff from the United Nations' human rights body to leave the country within three days, saying it will conduct a ...