Amnesty Law in Venezuela
Venezuela’s recently elected National Assembly is currently debating the approval of an amnesty law. Aside from the concerns about the legality of amnesty under international law itself, Article 29 of...
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Venezuela’s Battle for the Rule of Law
Once one of Latin America’s richest countries and with the second-largest oil reserves in the world, Venezuela is now on the brink of an economic and political meltdown. The International...
The Execution of Justice in Venezuela
In 2009, Judge María Lourdes Afiuni released a political prisoner on bail. Hours after the judgment was delivered, the late President Hugo Chávez appeared on national television, labelling Afiuni a...
Una “Ley Magnitsky” para Venezuela
Los EE.UU. deberia implementar una ley al estilo Magnitsky para combatir las violaciones de derechos humanos cometidas contra manifestantes en Venezuela. Ya transcurrió más de un mes desde que los...
La criminalización de la protesta: represión y violaciones a derechos humanos en Venezuela
En Venezuela, protestas contra el gobierno están siendo brutalmente reprimidas; muchos manifestantes han sido encarcelados, algunos incluso han sido torturados. El gobierno venelozano ha tratado de sofocar protestas anti-gubernamentales con...
The Criminalization of Protests: Repression and Human Rights Abuses in Venezuela
In Venezuela, anti-government protests are being brutally repressed; many demonstrators have been jailed, with some believed to have been tortured. On February 12, 2014, university students opposed to the current...
Why the U.S. Needs a Magnitsky Act for Venezuela
It has been a month since the Venezuelan people took to the streets to protest against the precarious situation in which the country is currently living. According to the UN...
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