18 February 2021 | AI – Amnesty International
Venezuela
Caracas: According to reports, extrajudicial executions have been carried out in La Vega parish from 6 - 9 January 2021
Venezuela: Impunity in the face of lethal policy of social control [AMR 53/3632/2021] (Appeal or News Release, English)
12 February 2021 | OHCHR – UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Venezuela
UN Special Rapporteur calls for end to sanctions against Venezuela, as their impact further deteriorated the humanitarian situation
UN human rights expert urges to lift unilateral sanctions against Venezuela (Appeal or News Release, English)
11 February 2021 | HRW – Human Rights Watch
Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Cameroon, China, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Fiji, Honduras, Hungary, India, Iran, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Malawi, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Russian Federation, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia
Article on violations of free speech and peaceful assembly by authorities in the name of preventing the spread of COVID-19
Covid-19 Triggers Wave of Free Speech Abuse (Appeal or News Release, English)
11 February 2021 | AI – Amnesty International
Venezuela
Staff members of NGO Azul Positivo conditionally released from politically-motivated detention; they remain charged with financial crimes and "association to commit crimes"
NGO-Mitarbeiter nach wie vor unter Anklage; UA-Nr: UA-003/2021-2 [AMR 53/3688/2021] (Appeal or News Release, German)
11 February 2021 | AI – Amnesty International
Venezuela
Staff members of NGO Azul Positivo conditionally released from politically-motivated detention; they remain charged with financial crimes and "association to commit crimes"
NGO prisoners of conscience conditionally released; Third UA: 03/21 [AMR 53/3688/2021] (Appeal or News Release, English)
9 February 2021 | Insecurity Insight (Author), published by ReliefWeb
Afghanistan, Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, State of Palestine, United States of America, Venezuela
Brief report on security related incidents affecting aid workers and aid delivery in selected countries (covering 27 January - 9 February 2021)
Aid in Danger Bi-Weekly News Brief, 27 January - 09 February 2021 (Periodical Report, English)
February 2021 | AI – Amnesty International (Author), Freedom House (Author), HRW – Human Rights Watch (Author), ICJ – International Commission of Jurists (Author), CEJIL - Center for Justice and International Law; et al. (Author)
Venezuela
Joint NGO statement on the arbitrary detention of 5 members of the NGO Azul Positivo
Standing in solidarity with Venezuelan human rights defenders [AMR 53/3649/2021] (Appeal or News Release, English)
February 2021 | Freedom House
Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bhutan, Burundi, Cambodia, China, Cuba, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Korea, Democratic People's Republic, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Libya, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam
New report on transnational repression exercised against dissidents living abroad (case studies from China, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Iran and Turkey; examples from other regions; recommendations)
Out of Sight, Not Out of Reach The Global Scale and Scope of Transnational Repression (Special or Analytical Report, English)
2 February 2021 | FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights (Author), OMCT – World Organisation Against Torture (Author), COFAVIC - Comité de Familiares de Víctimas de los sucesos de febrero y marzo de 1989 (Author), Vicaría de Derechos Humanos de la Arquidiócesis de Caracas (Author)
Venezuela
Article on new report on worsening situation for human rights defenders and civil society organisations in context of Covid-19 pandemic
VENEZUELA: Attacks on human rights defenders surge by 157% during Covid-19 (Appeal or News Release, English)
January 2021 | FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights (Author), OMCT – World Organisation Against Torture (Author), COFAVIC - Comité de Familiares de Víctimas de los sucesos de febrero y marzo de 1989 (Author), Vicaría de Derechos Humanos de la Arquidiócesis de Caracas (Author)
Venezuela
Report on worsening situation for human rights defenders and civil society organisations in context of Covid-19 pandemic (attacks on human rights defenders; violations of right to judicial protection; persecution of journalists; defamation of human rights NGOs; etc.)
Venezuela "Enemigos internos" Defender derechos humanos en el contexto de la pandemia por Covid-19 (Special or Analytical Report, Spanish)
