The hardline discourse and policies of the Venezuelan opposition’s radical wing have escalated the incentive for the Maduro regime to tighten its grip on power.
Though it’s unlikely to change anything, this is the first time the body has passed a resolution on Venezuela. There was also one shocking yes vote.
The report monitors performance in the IACHR and the UNHCR and includes chapters on the Summit of the Americas, the OAS General Assembly, and the state of labor rights in the Americas.
Host countries should come to terms with the possibility that many displaced Venezuelans aren’t going anywhere anytime soon. Long-term economic and social integration should be the strategy.
The response to the restrictive policies of Nicolás Maduro’s government has been new media on the web, joint ventures with international networks, and investigative work focusing on corruption.
The book compiles the testimonies of more than 60 Venezuelan and foreign journalists who call out those responsible for the aggressions and violations of basic press freedoms and human rights in Venezuela.
Russian attempts to create a potential alternative global alliance may explain the increasingly strange relationship between Turkey and Venezuela.
The political and human rights crises in Venezuela and Nicaragua were predictable. It may have been preventable too, if media, multilateral institutions and governments had reacted to the obvious and documented warning signs.
The failed assassination attempt will be a pretext for the Venezuelan government to distract international and national public attention from the crisis and criminalize the opposition.
Fake news sponsored by the Kremlin aims to weaken western sources of information, democratic institutions, and reduce the overall influence of the West.
