Venezuela
The Nicolas Maduro government’s brutal repression continues, with security forces and armed pro-government groups committing egregious abuses, including extrajudicial killings, short-term enforced disappearances, arbitrary arrests, and torture. The United Nations Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela and the Office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court found evidence that crimes against humanity may have been committed. Authorities are harassing and prosecuting civil society organizations that work to address the country’s ongoing human rights and humanitarian emergency, which has left millions unable to access basic healthcare and adequate nutrition and the country ill-prepared to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic. More than 5.6 million Venezuelans have fled the country, generating the largest migration crisis in Latin America.
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Americas
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Venezuela: Security Force Abuses at Colombia Border
Extrajudicial Executions, Arbitrary Arrests, Torture in Anti-Guerrilla Operation
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Mexico: Abuses Against Asylum Seekers at US Border
Venezuelans, Others Face Kidnapping, Extortion, Lack of Essential Services
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Venezuela: A Police State Lashes Out Amid Covid-19
Arbitrary Arrests, Prosecutions of Critics, Abuses Against Detainees
News
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Venezuela: A Successful Political Negotiation Needs a Human Rights Agenda
Believe or not, there are reasons for both sides to include human rights in the Mexico talks
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Venezuela: Human Rights Agenda for Political Negotiation
End Repression, Overhaul Judiciary, Free Political Prisoners, Allow Humanitarian Aid
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Venezuela: Security Force Abuses at Colombia Border
Extrajudicial Executions, Arbitrary Arrests, Torture in Anti-Guerrilla Operation
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World Food Program Set to Help Venezuelan Children
Nutrition Aid is Essential to Address Food Insecurity, Malnutrition
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Mexico: Abuses Against Asylum Seekers at US Border
Venezuelans, Others Face Kidnapping, Extortion, Lack of Essential Services
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The Deportation of Venezuelan Kids Should Stop
The Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago, close to Nicolás Maduro, is separating families.
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Venezuela: Humanitarian Groups Under Attack
Detention, Harassment, Prosecution of Workers, Activists
