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UN experts and human rights organisations express concern over Venezuela after unlawful US military intervention and emergency declaration
Published at
23.01.2026
Country
Venezuela
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- CSO closure
- enforced disappearance
- HRD detained
- HRD killing
- internet restriction
- intimidation
- journalist detained
- labour rights
- office raid
- political interference
- protest
- public vilification
- release of HRDs
- travel ban
Venezuelan WHRD detained and exiled defenders shot amid ongoing crackdown
Published at
22.11.2025
Country
Venezuela
Tags:
- access to info. law
- attack on HRD
- enforced disappearance
- excessive force
- HRD detained
- HRD prosecuted
- internet restriction
- intimidation
- killing of journalist
- labour rights
- non state actors
- office raid
- positive court ruling
- protest
- surveillance
- transnational repression
- travel ban
Prominent HRDs detained and disappeared as authorities escalate repression; New sweeping laws raise concerns about civic freedoms
Published at
14.06.2025
Country
Venezuela
Tags:
- censorship
- enforced disappearance
- excessive force
- HRD detained
- internet restriction
- intimidation
- journalist detained
- labour rights
- office raid
- protest
- protest disruption
- public vilification
- restrictive law
Civic freedoms under threat amid disputed presidential elections
Published at
09.11.2024
Country
Venezuela
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- youth
- journalist detained
- intimidation
- transnational repression
- travel ban
- HRD detained
- excessive force
- enforced disappearance
- internet restriction
- killing of protestors
- violent protest
- restrictive law
- censorship
- access to info. law
- protestor(s) detained
Arbitrary detention of HRD as crackdown intensifies ahead of presidential elections
Published at
25.07.2024
Country
Venezuela
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- journalist detained
- intimidation
- HRD detained
- attack on journalist
- protest
- public vilification
- restrictive law
- censorship
- access to info. law
Venezuela: Continúan las restricciones al espacio cívico con serias limitaciones a las OSC
Published at
06.02.2024
Country
Venezuela
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- office raid
- intimidation
- release of HRDs
- HRD detained
- labour rights
- protest
- enforced disappearance
- restrictive law
- censorship
- journalist detained
Venezuela: restrictions on civic space continue with severe constraints on CSOs
Published at
01.02.2024
Country
Venezuela
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- office raid
- intimidation
- release of HRDs
- HRD detained
- labour rights
- protest
- enforced disappearance
- restrictive law
- censorship
- journalist detained
Venezuela continues to crack down on civic space freedoms
Published at
20.10.2023
Country
Venezuela
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- self censorship
- funding restriction
- CSO closure
- intimidation
- harassment
- negative court ruling
- labour rights
- protest
- political interference
- censorship
- journalist detained
- HRD prosecuted
- environmental rights
Venezuela: OSC condenan el acoso al activista Óscar Costero
Published at
12.09.2023
Country
Venezuela
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
- labour rights
- protest
- public vilification
- censorship
CSOs condemned harassment against activist Oscar Costero
Published at
10.08.2023
Country
Venezuela
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
- labour rights
- protest
- public vilification
- censorship
El Estado continua su represión de la sociedad civil
Published at
12.06.2023
Country
Venezuela
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- protest disruption
- labour rights
- protest