Venezuela
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Criminal justice as a tool of political repression in Venezuela
Tags Share Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and Foro Penal have published a new report illustrating how the Venezuelan government systematically uses the criminal justice system to persecute critical voices, human rights defenders and perceived political opponents. The report, available in both English and Spanish, analyzes more than 480 arbitrary detentions that took place between…
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I felt better protected after receiving RFK Human Rights Award, says Venezuelan activist Alfredo Romero
Tags Share Alfredo Romero never planned to be an activist. With a degree in Law, a master’s degree in Latin American Studies from Georgetown University and another master’s degree in Banking Law from the London School of Economics, taking up the fight for human rights was not on his radar. “It was actually not something…
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Pronunciamiento de organizaciones de sociedad civil sobre Oficina Descentralizada de la Fiscalía de la CPI en Caracas
Tags Share [Caracas/Washington D.C. Ginebra, 12 de abril, 2022] Las organizaciones de derechos humanos firmantes saludamos el reciente anuncio del Fiscal de la Corte Penal Internacional, Karim A.A. Khan, sobre el establecimiento de una oficina descentralizada de la Fiscalía de la CPI en Caracas, y que la misma trabajará de manera conjunta con importantes aliados…
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Statement by civil society organizations on the Decentralized Office of the ICC Prosecutor in Caracas
Tags Share [Caracas/Washington D.C. Geneva, April 12, 2022] The undersigned human rights organizations welcome the recent announcement by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim A.A. Khan, on the establishment of a decentralized office of the ICC Prosecutor’s Office in Caracas, and the declaration that the Office will work jointly with important international allies.…
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La Sociedad Civil Venezolana Se Adjunta Antes del EPU
Tags Share Lea este artículo en inglés. El 21 de enero de 2022, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, en colaboración con la Comisión Internacional de Juristas (CIJ) y Fair Trials, organizó un panel de discusión virtual sobre los fallos del sistema de justicia de Venezuela, en preparación para el Examen Periódico Universal que se llevó…
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Venezuelan Civil Society Comes Together Ahead of UPR
Tags Share Read this article in Spanish. On January 21, 2022, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, in collaboration with the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and Fair Trials, hosted a virtual panel discussion on the failures of the Venezuelan justice system, ahead of Venezuela’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) which took place on January 25. The…
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Venezuela Is at a Critical Juncture
Negotiations in Venezuela are a key opportunity to stop human rights abuses.
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RFK Human Rights Condemns Arbitrary Detention of Politician Freddy Guevara
Guevara’s arrest is the latest attempt to intimidate political leaders, human rights defenders, journalists, and humanitarian actors that criticize or oppose Nicolás Maduro’s regime in Venezuela.
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Venezuela: Las Autoridades Deben Liberar de Inmediato a los Defensores de Derechos Humanos
Tags Share Las detenciones arbitrarias, la negación del derecho a una defensa razonable, la obstrucción de la justicia y el debido proceso, y el uso de la justicia como herramienta de persecución política pueden constituir crímenes de lesa humanidad, reconocidos por Naciones Unidas. Las organizaciones abajo firmantes rechazan rotundamente y expresan su profunda preocupación por…
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Venezuelan Authorities Should Immediately Release Human Rights Defenders
RFK Human Rights joins the undersigned organizations in rejecting the detention and incarceration of three human rights defenders from the NGO Fundacion Redes (Fundaredes).
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Venezuelan Authorities Must Free Human Rights Defender Orlando Moreno
The Venezuelan state must end the harassment, illegal detention, and criminalization of human rights defenders.
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Venezuela Must Cease Repression of Civil Society
Venezuela needs a peaceful solution to its human rights crisis, which will not be possible without an active and independent civil society pushing it forward.
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