News About Venezuela
The “terrorist” with the toy gun: teenagers detained in Venezuela and the lines that should not be crossed
By Diana Esther Guzmán Rodríguez, Daniel Tovar |
In Venezuela and other countries, the fight against terrorism has been used to stigmatize protest, to create labyrinths of criminalization that have no way out and to apply an almost magical formula of denial of rights.
Venezuela: social organizations demand transparency in elections, political dialogue and guarantees for protests
By Dejusticia |
At this critical moment, we express our solidarity with Venezuelan social leaders and organizations working for the defense of human rights. Their courage and commitment to democracy are an invaluable contribution to the construction of peace and social justice in Latin America.
The challenges of Colombia’s foreign policy towards Venezuela
By Christy Crouse, Lina Arroyave Velásquez |
The relationship between these two countries affects regional stability. Less migration, conflict, and injustice will generate greater peace and democratic and economic growth for Latin America.
The binationality of the Wayuu people: the pending debt of Venezuela and Colombia
By Dayanna Gladys Palmar Uriana, Paulo Ilich Bacca |
The Wayuu arrive in Colombia to seek refuge but crashes with a wall that prevents them from accessing social services and fundamental rights: the Colombian State has not recognized the binationality of the Wayuu people in practice.
The binationality of the Wayuu people: the vision from their cosmology
By Dayanna Gladys Palmar Uriana, Paulo Ilich Bacca |
The Wayuu people have demanded the recognition of their binationality, appealing to the legal and political link that unites them with Colombia and Venezuela, which should translate into a full guarantee of rights and citizenship in both countries.
New Research Report: “The Defense of Human Rights in Venezuela”
By Dejusticia |
This report is the result of an assessment of the obstacles that civil society organizations are facing, as well as their resistance and resilience in their continued defense of human rights.
“Protecting Human Rights on the Ground,” a report on UNHCR country offices
By Dejusticia |
This research is intended to offer tools to the Venezuelan human rights movement, to other civil society organizations, and to States who have an interest in the establishment of a UNHCR office in Venezuela.
The Human Rights-based Approach: The Pending Issue of the Migration Law
By Silvia Ruiz |
Although the Colombian government has implemented a series of measures to assist the Venezuelan population, this response has been sectorized and short-term in nature.
The Right to Have Rights: A Debate on Nationality in Colombia
By Lucía Ramírez Bolívar, Silvia Ruiz |
Over ten human rights organizations appeared before the Constitutional Court asking to adopt the definition of domicile contained in the Civil Code, as provided in the Political Constitution and Law 43/1993
