Civil and political freedoms in Venezuela have sharply deteriorated over the past year, according to the United Nations’ top human rights official, who cited a wave of arbitrary arrests ...

She called on the international community to support democracy and human rights in Venezuela and hold the Maduro government accountable.

Arbitrary detentions, forced disappearances, torture and ill-treatment -- particularly during recent elections -- are among ...

As a kid in rural Venezuela, Widmer Agelviz Sanguino would be awakened in the middle of the night by the screeches of nearby owls. Those frightful sounds left a lasting impression. So, when he became ...

White House claims El Salvador is responsible for deportees imprisoned there but reportedly used them as a bargaining chip in ...

Venezuela’s dictatorship is under more intense global scrutiny this week for both its human rights violations and multi-billion dollar corruption. The global watchdog Human Rights Watch has ...

Venezuela’s human rights crisis is the most consequential in the Western Hemisphere. A serious, sustained, and principled international response is crucial for the entire region.

In an executive order issued in June, President Donald Trump delivered a propaganda victory to Venezuela’s authoritarian regime.

Amnesty International has warned of the deteriorating global human rights crisis as the ‘Trump effect’ accelerates destructive trends.

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“With eight million Venezuelans living abroad, the human rights crisis in Venezuela remains the most severe in the Western Hemisphere,” said Goebertus.

Venezuela’s human rights crisis is the most consequential in the Western Hemisphere. A serious, sustained, and principled international response is crucial for the entire region.