Foro Penal, recipient of the Civil Rights Defender of the Year Award 2023, was yesterday arbitrarily and falsely accused of committing ‘terrorist acts’ by the Venezuelan government. Civil Rights Defen...
After months of relentless repression, Nicolás Maduro is set to take office today, January 10th, as President of Venezuela following the controversial elections in July. During these elections, the op...
Following the results delivered by the Venezuelan electoral body after the July 28 elections, the undersigned organisations have monitored with deep concern the human rights situation in the country. ...
Repression against human rights defenders and democracy activists is escalating in Venezuela. On 14 February, the government of Nicolás Maduro expelled the UN Human Rights Office in Caracas. The exp...
Human rights defenders who work to promote and protect human rights in their communities across the world are often threatened and attacked to stay silent. 10 years ago, Civil Rights Defenders launche...
Today, Civil Rights Defenders launches the book Frontera Común (Shared Border), which gathers six experiences of human rights defenders who risk their lives along the dividing line between Colomb...
The influential Venezuelan legal organisation Foro Penal has been awarded the Civil Rights Defender of the Year Award 2023. Thanks to their tireless work, thousands of arbitrarily detained protesters,...
The human rights crisis along the border between Colombia and Venezuela is a regional challenge and cannot be solved by efforts on just one side of the border. A new report from Civil Rights Defenders...
On 2 July, Venezuelan human rights defenders Javier Tarazona, Rafael Tarazona, and Omar García from the organisation Fundaredes were detained by Venezuelan authorities for inciting hatred, treason, an...
On 25 April, Venezuelan human rights defender Orlando Moreno was assaulted and detained by agents of Venezuela’s Scientific, Penal, and Criminal Investigation Service Corps (CICPC). The assault is one...
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