Venezuela
-
RFK Human Rights Joins Urgent Call to Release Political Prisoners in Venezuela
Tags Share COVID-19 poses a particular threat to the Venezuelan people, who already suffer from deplorable humanitarian conditions. Venezuela’s overcrowded prisons and detention centers are particularly vulnerable to the virus. Our partner Foro Penal estimates that there are 326 political prisoners among the detainees. Like all inmates, they are being held in unsanitary conditions without…
-
Maduro Target Freed From Detention
Maury Carrero was arbitrarily detained for connections to the Venezuelan strongman president’s primary opponent.
-
Venezuelan Massacres Investigated
When Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro attempted to halt humanitarian aid, indigenous villagers in need were murdered.
-
Voices From Kumarakapay
Tags Share Following a series of massacres in Kumarakapay and Santa Elena de Uairén in February 2019, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and Foro Penal traveled to South America for a fact-finding mission gathering testimonies from Venezuelan survivors and witnesses alongside the Brazilian border. These rural indigenous communities were targeted and attacked by Venezuelan armed…
-
NowThis: The Massacre You Haven’t Heard About
In 2019, the Venezuelan military under Nicolás Maduro opened fire on a largely Indigenous community, blocking aid and punishing protesters. Wilmer Valderrama explains what you need to know about the country’s ongoing human rights crisis.
-
Joint Statement on Detention of Univision Journalists
As organizations in defense of Freedom of Expression worldwide, we condemn the intimidation and censorship of Nicolás Maduro to Univision journalists.
-
RFK Human Rights Calls for Venezuela to Honor Right to Peaceful Protest
We support efforts to find a peaceful solution to the long-standing crisis in Venezuela that upholds democratic values, respect for civic space, and fundamental rights.
-
Framed Venezuelan Politician Released
José Vicente García Ramírez was arbitrarily detained for over a year for opposing President Nicolás Maduro.
-
Against a ‘Military Option’ in Venezuela
Attempts to resolve the grave situation currently experienced by Venezuela cannot resort to violence.
-
El Premio Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights 2017
Tags Share MEDIA CONTACT Max Burnsburns@rfkhumanrights.org646-809-0120 Washington, 7 de agosto, 2017 | El activista de derechos humanos y abogado venezolano Alfredo Romero ha sido nombrado como el ganador del Premio Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights para el 2017, uno de los más altos reconocimientos al trabajo de defensa de los derechos humanos. Romero ha sido…
-
Venezuela’s Alfredo Romero Named 2017 RFK Human Rights Award Laureate
As executive director of Foro Penal Venezolano, Alfredo Romero has dedicated his life to protecting all Venezuelans from arbitrary detention and other human rights violations.
-
RFK Human Rights Calls for International Access in Venezuela Crisis
It is essential that any negotiations between the government and the opposition include openness to international human rights monitoring and verification.
Share