Venezuela
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Venezuelan Civil Society and International Human Rights Organisations Present Ten Urgent Demands for a Genuine Democratic Transition
Tags Share Venezuela is facing a new and complex political juncture. In this context, a group of Venezuelan civil society organisations, with the support of international human rights organisations, presents this Ten-Point List of Priority Demands, aimed at identifying urgent measures that can, in the short term, steer the current situation towards a genuine and
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Decálogo de exigencias prioritarias para encauzar una transición democrática real en Venezuela
Tags Share Organizaciones venezolanas e internacionales presentan un Decálogo de exigencias urgentes para una transición democrática real en Venezuela: libertad inmediata de todas las personas presas por razones políticas; fin de la criminalización y derogación de leyes represivas; desmantelamiento de grupos armados y cuerpos que intimidan y reprimen; y garantías plenas para la sociedad civil,
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Organizaciones internacionales condenan la muerte en custodia de líder opositor en Venezuela
Tags Share Las organizaciones internacionales firmantes condenamos la muerte de Alfredo Javier Díaz Figueroa en custodia del Estado venezolano, ocurrida en El Helicoide bajo control del Servicio Bolivariano de Inteligencia Nacional (SEBIN) el 5 de diciembre de 2025. Alfredo Díaz fue gobernador del estado Nueva Esparta y dirigente opositor, miembro del partido político Acción Democrática.
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This Week’s Spotlight on Human Rights
Tags Share Private Prison Operator CoreCivic Saw 55% Increase in Immigration Detainee Contracts CoreCivic has seen a substantial increase in revenue over the past six months, driven by a steady rise in new federal government contracts signed as part of President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement policies. The Brentwood, Tennessee-based private prison operator announced its quarterly earnings Wednesday,
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This Week’s Spotlight on Human Rights
Tags Share ICE’s Use of Full-Body Restraints During Deportations Raises Concerns Over Inhumane Treatment The AP identified multiple examples of ICE using the black-and-yellow full-body restraint device, the WRAP, in deportations. Its use was described to the AP by five people who said they were restrained in the device, sometimes for hours, on ICE deportation
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This Week’s Spotlight on Human Rights
Tags Share Deaths of Migrants in ICE Custody Reach Highest Level in 20 Years Huabing Xie, an undocumented migrant from China, became the latest person to die in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody in fiscal year 2025, after passing away on September 29. His death also brought the total to at least 22 between
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CNN en Español: Disappearances in Venezuela are not “irregularities” but a “government strategy to show power,” report says
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights recently published a new report outlining patterns of political repression in Venezuela following the most recent election cycles.
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Electoral Repression, Enforced Disappearances and Political Control in Venezuela
Tags Share Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and Foro Penal have published a new report outlining patterns of political repression in Venezuela following the July 2024 presidential elections, and the 2025 parliamentary and regional elections. The report, titled Electoral Repression, Enforced Disappearances and Political Control in Venezuela, analyzes how President Nicolas Maduro’s regime has increasingly
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New report analyzes increasing political repression in Venezuela following 2024 presidential elections
Tags Share Washington, D.C., September 18, 2025 – Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and Foro Penal today published a new report outlining patterns of political repression in Venezuela following the July 2024 presidential elections, and the 2025 parliamentary and regional elections. The report, titled Electoral Repression, Enforced Disappearances and Political Control in Venezuela, analyzes how
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Defending Human Rights Amid Repression: The Escalating Risks for Activists in Venezuela
Tags Share Since the disputed presidential elections on July 28, 2024, Venezuela has experienced a chilling escalation of repression, with human rights defenders (HRDs) at the center of targeted attacks by state actors. What began as a crackdown on protesters evolved into a sustained campaign to silence civil society. The post-election climate has left independent
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Venezuela: la represión no se detiene y pone en riesgo a quienes defienden derechos humanos
Tags Share Las Américas, 25 de julio de 2025 — Organizaciones internacionales, en representación de un grupo de organizaciones nacionales venezolanas, nos presentamos a una audiencia pública ante la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) para exponer la agudización de la política de represión y persecución sistemática y sostenida contra personas defensoras de derechos humanos
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