Provea warns eliminating checkpoints will not dismantle corruption or police abuse

The Daily Journal. — The nongovernmental organization Provea warned that acting President Delcy Rodríguez’s decision to eliminate police and military checkpoints in urban areas across the country will not suffice to dismantle the corruption, extortion and abuse of authority associated with these control points. Provea said the measure, which authorities presented as a plan to […]

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“Today is the time to make the real defense of our human rights possible for all Venezuelans,” says Martha Lia Grajales

The Daily Journal.- Human rights activist Martha Lia Grajales, coordinator of the Committee of Mothers in Defense of the Truth, maintains that “today is the time to make the real defense of our human rights possible.” She made the statement during the presentation of the book No siempre pierden las de abajo: Crónicas de la […]

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Organizations call for independent inspection of prisons after earthquakes

The Daily Journal — A coalition of relatives of political prisoners and national and international human rights organizations has called on the Venezuelan government to allow an independent, transparent, and technical assessment of detention facilities that may have suffered damage during the June 24 earthquakes. The groups warned that conditions inside the prisons could place […]

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Provea demands information on military operation in Bolívar and warns of possible sovereignty and human rights violations

The Daily Journal — Venezuelan human rights organization Provea demanded detailed information from Venezuelan state authorities regarding the military operation in the south of the country, which the United States and the government of Delcy Rodríguez reportedly coordinated and which allegedly resulted in the death of Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero, known as “Niño Guerrero,” whom authorities […]

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PROVEA Documented an Increase in Forced Disappearances in Venezuela During 2025

The  Daily  Journal.- Human  rights  organization  PROVEA  warned  about  the  consolidation  of  a  pattern  of  selective  repression,  militarization  of  internal  security,  and  criminalization  of  political dissent in the country.  The  non-governmental  organization  presented  its  annual  report  titled  Human  Rights  Situation  in  Venezuela  this  Thursday  at  the  Faculty  of  Economic  and  Social  Sciences  of  the  Central  […]

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