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Venezuelan opposition ally placed under house arrest hours after release - France24 11.02.26 508616
Venezuelan opposition politician under house arrest after kidnap, son says - BBC 10.02.26 508614
Video: Venezuelan opposition politician placed under house arrest after release from jail, son says - ABC 10.02.26 508615
Venezuela’s top prosecutor orders the arrest of opposition leader’s ally, hours after his release - AP News 09.02.26 508617
Venezuelan opposition figure Guanipa placed under house arrest after armed men detained him again following prison release - CNN 08.02.26 508598
Exiled Venezuelans dream of returning home. What's stopping them? - Al Jazeera 04.02.26 508516
Venezuela announces amnesty push for mass release of political prisoners - France24 31.01.26 507364
Venezuela announces mass amnesty plan for political prisoners dating back to Chavez era - Guardian 31.01.26 507365
Hundreds of political prisoners in Venezuela could be released under new amnesty bill - Fox News 31.01.26 507363
Video: Venezuelan interim president proposes mass amnesty law, closure of notorious prison - France24 31.01.26 507361
Video: Venezuela plans mass amnesty law for hundreds of prisoners - Reuters 30.01.26 507362
Venezuela plans amnesty law for political prisoners and closure of notorious prison - CNN 30.01.26 507360
Hundreds more in Venezuela say their loved ones are ‘political prisoners’ - AP News 14.01.26 504816
UN independent investigators call for immediate release of all political prisoners - UN News 12.01.26 504821
Families demand proof of life as Venezuela releases only dozens of political prisoners. Here’s what we know so far - CNN 12.01.26 504815
Maduro's gone, but Venezuela's human rights crisis remains - NPR 12.01.26 504822
World is less safe after US action in Venezuela, says UN Human Rights Office - Reuters 06.01.26 504828
Venezuela crisis: UN aid effort continues amid political upheaval - UN News 06.01.26 504827
Venezuela’s people must be heard, insists UN human rights chief - UN News 06.01.26 504825
Amnesty International raises human rights concerns following US’s military action in Venezuela - Amnesty International 03.01.26 504824
US actions in Venezuela ‘constitute a dangerous precedent’: Guterres - UN News 03.01.26 504826
UN human rights chief alarmed by US intervention in Venezuela, urges restraint - Anadolu Ajansı 03.01.26 504823
UN Fact-Finding Mission expresses grave concern following US military intervention and calls for accountability for human rights violations and crimes - OHCHR 03.01.26 504829
Bolivarian National Guard responsible for systematic violations and crimes against humanity, UN Fact-Finding Mission says - Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on… 501866
Political Prisoners Cut Off from the World - HRW 22.09.25 488989
The only hope for victims to find justice lies with the international community, says UN Fact-Finding Mission - Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela 22… 501867
IACHR reaffirms its authority over Venezuela and seeks approval for an on-site visit - IACHR 16.09.25 501911
Venezuela says none of 11 killed in US boat strike were Tren de Aragua members - Guardian 11.09.25 487050
Venezuelan lawmakers declare UN human rights chief persona non grata - Al Jazeera 01.07.25 477242
Suspect arrested in livestreamed murder of TikTok influencer who denounced Tren de Aragua gang in Venezuela - CBS 30.06.25 477241
Livestreamed murder of TikTok star who denounced Tren de Aragua gang is under investigation in Venezuela - CBS 24.06.25 477240
Venezuelan influencer who criticized gangs and police shot dead during TikTok livestream - CNN 24.06.25 477239
Venezuela's anti-NGO law looms: 2 organizations fighting back - Borgen Project 20.05.25 470450
Venezuela must restore the unlawfully and arbitrarily revoked passports of opposition activists, rights defenders, and journalists - IACHR 20.05.25 501912
Venezuela Fact-Finding Mission urges end to State use of isolation against detained opponents and warns about lack of effective judicial protection - Independent Internation… 501868
6 organisations helping refugees from Venezuela in Colombia - Borgen Project 11.05.25 470463
SRFOE warns about the serious deterioration of the media ecosystem in Venezuela and urges the State to respect and guarantee freedom of expression and of the press - SRFOE 05… 501913
Brutal Crackdown Since Elections - HRW 30.04.25 467507
Venezuela accuses El Salvador of human trafficking as prisoners caught in row between authoritarians - Guardian 21.04.25 477243
IACHR urges Venezuela to immediately release political prisoners and to end the practice of holding them incommunicado - IACHR 11.04.25 501914
Venezuelan Deportees Forcibly Disappeared - HRW 11.04.25 467510
Harsh repression and crimes against humanity ongoing Fact-Finding Mission says 18 March 2025 - Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela 18.03.25 501869
Experts urge Venezuela to comply with international law to prevent irreparable harm to victims of enforced disappearance - OHCHR 28.02.25 501905
Experts urge Venezuela to comply with international law to prevent irreparable harm to victims of enforced disappearance - IACHR 28.02.25 501915
RELE warn about political persecution in Venezuela in the electoral context - RELE 19.07.25 501928
Venezuela: UN expert calls for human rights, not charity, to end hunger and malnutrition - HRC 14.02.25 501910
Rights Crisis Deepens as Maduro is Sworn in - HRW 16.01.25 450929
Venezuela must respect right to peaceful protest and democratic dissent as new presidential term begins: UN Experts - OHCHR 10.01.25 501906
Venezuela Fact-Finding Mission condemns recent arrests ahead of presidential inauguration - Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela 09.01.25 501870
IACHR publishes report on human rights violations following the elections in Venezuela - IACHR 07.01.25 501916
Venezuela Fact-Finding Mission Demands Full Respect for Rights Ahead of the Presidential Inauguration - Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela 02.01.25 501871
SRFOE condemns repression in Venezuela and calls on international community to reject violations of freedom of expression - SRFOE 26.12.24 501917
Venezuela must release adolescents in arbitrary detention - IACHR 20.12.24 501918
Venezuela: Torture, arbitrary detention and abuse of dozens of children must stir international justice into action - Amnesty International 28.11.24 442975
Venezuela Must Protect the Yanomami People from the Advance of Illegal Mining and other Illicit Activities - REDESCA 21.10.24 501921
Unprecedented Venezuela repression plunging nation into acute human rights crisis, UN Fact-Finding Mission says - Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela … 501872
IACHR condemns forced exile of Edmundo González and acts of aggression at Argentina’s embassy in Venezuela - IACHR 13.09.24 501919
IACHR condemns the arbitrary detention of children and adolescents in the aftermath of the elections in Venezuela - IACHR 12.09.24 501922
IACHR condemns the arbitrary detention of children and adolescents in the aftermath of the elections in Venezuela - IACHR 12.09.24 501920
Venezuela must stop human rights violations following elections, say experts - HRC 04.09.24 501907
IACHR Condemns Persecution of Human Rights Defenders in Venezuela - IACHR 29.08.24 501923
RELE alerts the international community to the arbitrary detention of journalists and the criminalization of dissent in Venezuela - RELE 23.08.24 501924
Venezuela passes “anti-NGO law” that punishes efforts to assist victims and defend human rights - Amnesty 19.08.24 429416
RELE condemns practices of state terrorism in Venezuela - RELE 15.08.24 501925
Venezuela Fact-Finding Mission calls for end of repression, thorough investigations, after elections - Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela 12.08.24 501873
Experts commend Venezuela’s anti-racism committee, Raise Questions on the Dismissal of Three Indigenous Parliamentarians and Measures to Promote the Rights of People of Afric… 501908
RELE condemns serious human rights violations reported during the repression of post-election protests - RELE 31.07.24 501926
UN Fact-Finding Mission expresses alarm over human rights violations in post-election context - Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela 31.07.24 501874
Venezuela Must Ensure the Right to Vote of Venezuelans Who Live Outside the Country Whatever their Migration Status - CIDH 18.06.24 501930
Venezuela must end political persecution and ensure the holding of free and fair elections - CIDH 08.06.24 501929
CIDH Asks Venezuela to Fight Impunity for Serious Human Rights Violations - CIDH 20.05.24 501931
CIDH Files Case with IA Court Concerning Violation of Political Rights and Judicial Guarantees - CIDH 16.05.24 501927
RELE expresses concern over repression against journalists and the deterioration of civic space in Venezuela - RELE 16.05.24 501932
the State of Venezuela must ensure the political participation of the opposition in the presidential elections, without arbitrariness - CIDH 05.04.24 501933
Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Measures Promoting Gender Equity, Ask About the Territorial Dispute with Venezuela and Alleged Corruption Regarding Oil Exploita… 501909
Venezuela closes UN human rights office citing ‘colonialist attitude’ - The Guardian 15.02.24 501934
Venezuela Fact-finding Mission expresses profound concern over detention of human rights activist, calls for end to government repression - Independent International Fact-Fi… 501875
CIDH somete a la Corte IDH caso de detención arbitraria y violaciones contra defensor venezolano Carlos Graffe - CIDH 02.02.24 501935
CIDH Condemns Political Disqualifications in Venezuela as Authoritarian Practice, Urges State to Restore Democracy - CIDH 31.01.24 501936
CIDH and RELE Urge Venezuela to Halt Approval of Law Threatening Freedom of Association and Civic Participation - CIDH 26.01.24 501937
China and United States support Venezuela's poverty reduction program - Borgen Project 15.12.23 391145
UN Fact-finding Mission says attacks on civic and democratic space have intensified, urges new security force – DAET - be monitored to protect rights - Independent Internati… 501876
Arbitrary detentions continue as a tool of government control and repression - Amnesty 29.08.23 369896
Venezuela using arbitrary detention as ‘tool of repression’ - Al Jazeera 29.08.23 369170
Why are Venezuelan refugees disappearing in Colombia? - Al Jazeera 18.07.23 359913
United States' intervention in the Venezuelan refugee crisis - Borgen Project 26.06.23 356472
Venezuela: Increased Threats to Free Elections - Humans Rights Watch 22.06.23 356017
Everything you need to know about hunger in Venezuela - Borgen Project 15.06.23 352899
Venezuela’s environmental crisis is getting worse. Here are seven things to know - Mongabay 13.06.23 352195
Venezuela’s mining region a hotbed of sex trafficking and violence, UN says - Guardian 30.09.22 308048
Venezuela: Fact-Finding Mission reveals chain of command responsibility for human rights violations and reinforces the need for renewed mandate - Amnesty International 26.09… 307426
The UN and the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela sign a Cooperation Framework to improve the quality of life of the population UN 23.09.22 307581
Detailed Conclusions of the International Independent Fact-Finding Mission on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela: The Human Rights Situation in the Orinoco Mining Arc and O… 307641
Migrants and refugees from Venezuela brave dangerous desert conditions on their way to Chile - IOM 29.08.22 303039
Venezuela: UN Human Rights Council Should Renew Experts’ Mandate - NGOS 17.08.22 301040
Q & A: Renewal of the Mandate of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela - HRW 17.08.22 301056
Colombia/Venezuela: Border Area Abuses by Armed Groups - HRW 28.03.22 280295
Venezuelans despair at smears, stigmatization and arbitrary arrests - Guardian 10.02.22 294142
U.S. sanctions blamed as Venezuela laments frozen order for medicine - Intercept 29.09.21 256788
As desperation grows, Venezuelans look to a dangerous Caribbean escape route - New Humanitarian 28.04.21 242278