Delcy Rodríguez pledges transition toward “full democracy” in Venezuela

The acting president told the UN that Venezuela has begun a democratic transformation process involving institutional reforms, participation by all political forces, and elections. However, she did not specify a date for the vote. The Daily Journal.- Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, announced Wednesday before the 81st United Nations General Assembly the beginning of a […]

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Venezuela asks UN not to renew mandate of human rights fact-finding mission

The Daily Journal – Venezuela’s delegation to the United Nations in Geneva on Friday highlighted improvements in the country’s human rights situation since the beginning of the year, including the approval of an amnesty law and the release of as many as 8,743 detainees, and called on the UN not to extend the mandate of […]

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2015 National Assembly announces start of process to appoint new Supreme Court Justices

The Daily Journal.- The National Assembly elected in 2015 announced Friday that the Official Gazette published an amendment to Article 65 of the Organic Law of the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ), which, according to the legislature, “formally begins the process to appoint all the justices” of the country’s highest court. The National Assembly announced […]

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Enrique Márquez: “Chavismo destroyed democracy, and we must restore it”

The Daily Journal.— Opposition leader and former presidential candidate Enrique Márquez said Monday that the initiative promoted by Pacto por Venezuela seeks to restore the conditions necessary to rebuild the country’s institutions, revive the economy and achieve an effective transition to democracy. “Washington’s role in Venezuela’s transition is indispensable,” he stressed. Márquez made the remarks […]

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Matheus: dismantling the “judicial dictatorship” must be a priority to rebuild the democratic state

The Daily Journal.- Juan Miguel Matheus, a member of the opposition delegation in talks with the Delcy Rodríguez administration, believes that transforming the judiciary must constitute one of the first steps toward an eventual democratic reconstruction of Venezuela. In an article published Friday in the Spanish newspaper El Mundo, Matheus warns that an electoral system […]

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UN expresses “deep concern” over Venezuela’s decision to withdraw from the International Criminal Court

The Daily Journal — The United Nations Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela expressed concern on Monday over the Venezuelan government’s decision to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), warning that the move could have serious consequences for human rights in the country. In a statement, the UN mission said that “this decision raises […]

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July 5: Venezuela’s constitutional abyss

By María Alejandra Díaz Venezuela is facing more than the physical consequences of the recent earthquakes. The deeper tragedy lies within its institutions: a country where the erosion of the State began long before the natural disaster, and where the emergency now threatens to become a pretext for deepening the constitutional void. While images of […]

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Beyond the power elites lies the solution

Héctor Sánchez, sociologist. — The injustice suffocating Venezuela today is not an isolated event. It forms part of a long historical pattern of “exceptionalism” in which ordinary citizens have become trapped in the struggles of those who hold power. Behind the mask of a supposed “higher interest,” rival factions have distorted the common good, claiming […]

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Venezuela cannot rebuild while it holds political prisoners

Román Eduardo Reyes Vásquez, Foro Penal Coordinator in Utah. — The recent earthquakes forced Venezuela to confront the full extent of its own fragility. The destruction of homes, hospitals, schools, and public services demands an urgent physical reconstruction. But no country rebuilds itself with concrete alone. It must also restore justice, public trust, and respect […]

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The constitutional clock has run out: Elections or reconstruction?

Neirlay Andrade On July 3, while excavators continued clearing concrete and rescue teams searched the rubble for survivors, 180 days had passed since Venezuela’s Supreme Tribunal of Justice (TSJ) ordered Delcy Rodríguez to assume the Presidency of the Republic “in an acting capacity” following the “abduction” of Nicolás Maduro. The maximum period the Venezuelan Constitution […]

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