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January 16, 2025 News Release

Venezuela: Rights Crisis Deepens as Maduro is Sworn in

Widespread Repression, Unaddressed Humanitarian Emergency

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December 18, 2024 Statement

Urgent call to protect political asylees in the Argentine Embassy in Caracas

December 16, 2024 Statement

Venezuela: Intensified Repression after Presidential Elections

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December 12, 2024 News Release

Venezuela: Reveal Whereabouts of Disappeared Woman

Sahagún Ortíz Appears to be the Victim of an Enforced Disappearance

Relatives of detainees outside the Tocuyito jail to protest against the arrests of those demonstrating against the announced presidential election results, Pocaterra, Venezuela, August 26, 2024.
October 31, 2024 Commentary

What Venezuela's Turn Away from Democracy Means for US Migration

Police hurl a tear gas canister at protesters demonstrating against the announced election results declaring Nicolas Maduro's reelection, the day after the vote, in Caracas, Venezuela, July 29, 2024.
October 11, 2024 News Release

Venezuela: UN Rights Council Extends Probe as Crisis Deepens

Diplomatic Pressure Remains Essential Amid Post-Electoral Repression

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September 20, 2024 Statement

Venezuela: UN Should Continue Investigations amid Brutal Post-Electoral Repression and Continued Impunity

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September 11, 2024 News Release

Americas: Limited Protection for People Fleeing Venezuela, Haiti

Limited Access to Asylum, Integration Pushes People to the Darién Gap

SENAFRONT officers coordinate the departure of “piraguas,” wooden canoes made from hollowed-out tree trunks
September 9, 2024 News Release

Venezuela: UN Rights Council Should Renew Experts’ Mandate

International Accountability Urgently Needed amid Intensifying Post-Election Repression

Delegates sit at the opening of the 41th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, June 24, 2019.
September 4, 2024 Report

Venezuela: Brutal Crackdown on Protesters, Voters

Killings, Mass Arrests Following Elections

Police hurl a tear gas canister at protesters demonstrating against the announced election results declaring Nicolas Maduro's reelection, the day after the vote, in Caracas, Venezuela, July 29, 2024.
August 27, 2024 Letter

Human Rights Watch letter to the presidents of Brazil, Colombia and Mexico on the crisis in Venezuela

July 30, 2024 Statement

Venezuela Presidential Election: International Organizations Call on Authorities to Guarantee Transparency

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July 25, 2024 News Release

Venezuela: Repression Mars Key Upcoming Election

International Action Needed to Protect Right to Vote

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July 4, 2024 Statement

Venezuela: Ramp-Up Repression Ahead of the Elections

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April 3, 2024 News Release

Colombia, Panama Fail to Protect Migrants in Darién Gap

Poor Protection, Insufficient Aid, Flawed Investigations

Migrants sit under a sign marking the Panama-Colombia border

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