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Urgent Action Outcome: Woman Detainee Finally Receives Medical CareEmirlendris Benítez was finally transferred to a medical facility where she was diagnosed and received treatment.
Past work, Urgent action outcomes 08 Aug 2023 -
Urgent Action Outcome: Venezuelan Photographer Finally Released
Carlos Debiais, a Venezuelan photographer unfairly detained, was released from prison on 6 June 2023.
Past work, Urgent action outcomes 08 Jun 2023 -
Urgent Action Outcome: Lawsuit Against Defenders Reaches Settlement
On 22 June 2022, Marino Alvarado and Alfredo Infante reached a settlement with Carabobo state governor, Rafael Lacava.
Urgent action outcomes 06 Jul 2022 -
Venezuela: Landmark ICC investigation must be timely and effective justice for victimsUnder Maduro’s government there have been widespread detentions, torture, rape and other forms of sexual violence
Press release 04 Nov 2021 -
Tens of thousands locked up in "punitive" state-run quarantine centres across Venezuela, El Salvador and Paraguay - new reportState-run quarantine centres, often insanitary and inhumane, used to punish those who broke national lockdowns
Press release 17 Sep 2020 -
Urgent Action outcome: Monitoring of threats to lawmakers continues
Venezuelan National Assembly opposition members, as well as their families and staff continue being subjected to threats.
Urgent action outcomes 13 Jul 2020 -
Urgent Action outcome: Campaign for prisoner of conscience continues
Prisoner of conscience and union leader Rubén González has been arbitrarily detained since 29 November 2018.
Urgent action outcomes 06 Jul 2020 -
Darvinson Rojas released on bailVenezuelan journalist, arrested in an attempt to silence his reporting on the coronavirus, released on bail.
29 May 2020 -
Urgent Action outcome: Journalist awaits dismissal of arbitrary chargesCharges against Darvinson Rojas have not been dropped and there has been no news on court case against him.
Urgent action outcomes 27 May 2020 -
Americas: Health workers at 'horrendous risk' of COVID-19 as governments fail to offer protection to those on frontlineAmericas has more than 2 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 - around half of all positive-tested cases globally
Press release 19 May 2020 -
Americas: countries crack down on asylum and right to protest in 2019 - new reportRegion once again world’s most dangerous for human rights defenders
Press release 27 Feb 2020 -
Venezuela: Prisoner of conscience's life at great riskA 60-year-old Venezuelan labour rights activist with hypertension is being denied medical treatment in prison.
Urgent action outcomes 25 Feb 2020 -
Peru: Unlawfully turning away Venezuelans seeking protection - new reportPeru denying entry to vulnerable Venezuelans, including older people and unaccompanied children
Press release 04 Feb 2020 -
Opposition members at high risk of attackAttacks on representatives and staff linked to opposition parties in Venezuela’s National Assembly began in December.
Urgent action outcomes 16 Jan 2020 -
Outcome: Representative's trial startedThe trial against Venezuelan National Assembly member, Juan Requesens, has begun, after arbitrary detention and delays.
Urgent action outcomes 17 Dec 2019 -
Venezuela: UN to investigate 'unprecedented human rights disaster'Press release 27 Sep 2019
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Venezuela: 11 organisations call for UN inquiry into "unprecedented human rights crisis"Amnesty International and 10 human rights organisations urge the UN to act
Press release 21 Aug 2019 -
Urgent Action outcome: Detainee released
Gilber Caro was released on 17 June 2019, prior to a United Nations Human Rights High Commissioner’s visit to Venezuela.
Urgent action outcomes 04 Jul 2019 -
Urgent Action update: Detainee incommunicado
Venezuelan opposition member of parliament Gilber Caro has been in incommunicado detention since 26 April 2019.
Urgent action outcomes 21 Jun 2019 -
Venezuela: Amnesty demands urgent investigation into crimes against humanityNew report details how crimes under international law were coordinated at highest level between state and security forces
Press release 14 May 2019
