Rafael Uzcátegui is a sociologist,and General Coordinator of leading human rights organization PROVEA (Venezuelan Education-Action Program on Human Rights). He is a freelance journalist and editor, a lover of music and fanzines, an antimilitarist and a movie buff. His personal blog is at: https://rafaeluzcategui.wordpress.com/
In spite of propaganda to the contrary, indigenous Venezuelans are suffering grave setbacks in their social and political rights in Venezuela. Those who are in theory their regional allies appear to be looking the other way. In mid-2010, the author of this article had...
The incident of the failed incursion raises Juan Guaidó’s crisis of representation, due to his insistence that “all options are on the table.” To overcome this, he must mend his authority by regaining the confidenceof and connection to all democratic sectors of the...
Venezuela’s national elections in absolute numbers The December 2015 legislative elections placed Chavismo in an unfamiliar situation. For the first time in 17 years it became an electoral minority. As can be seen in the figure above, it was inevitable that sooner or...