(As we are go to publication, the United Nations Human Rights Commission has published the report from Michelle Bachelet’s trip to Venezuela, to be officially released tomorrow, July 5. We will have full coverage in the next edition of …
On Thursday the Inter-American Dialogue’s daily publication the Latin America Advisor ran a Q&A on the significance of the accusations of misappropriation of funds by opposition designates in Colombia and the whether Juan Guaidó’s movement was losing steam. Julia Buxton, …
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, concluded her three day visit in Venezuela. She held meetings with Maduro government officials, the opposition, victims of human rights violations and with numerous representatives of the civil society. Among …
The much anticipated visit holds significant potential for altering Venezuela’s political stalemate as Bachelet was personally invited by Maduro and as a two-term president of Chile, and was part of the regional “pink tide” of leftist governments. This has generated all sorts of opposition conspiracy theories regarding her bias as well as painfully heteronormative calls for her to avoid being “seduced” by Maduro. But all indications are that she will pull no punches.
On June 13, WOLA’s Geoff Ramsey participated in #ConLaLuz, an interview series carried out by Luz Mely Reyes, director and co-founder of the groundbreaking Venezuelan news site Efecto Cocuyo. In a wide-ranging conversation the two discussed the view of Venezuela’s …
In May, the Lawfare Institute hosted an online symposium in which experts on international law engaged questions surrounding the legality and efficacy of unilateral sanctions—that is, sanctions imposed by an individual state rather than the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) …
[In the coming months, longtime friend of the Blog Dimitris Pantoulas will be helping me with the Venezuela Weekly to ensure timely publication.-DS]
The second round of talks in Norway ended on May 29 without an agreement but with indications…
As the crisis in Venezuela drags on and Nicolás Maduro continues to cling to power, many in Washington are evaluating ways to put additional pressure on actors in the government. While some have suggested that it is time to begin pursuing indictments against figures in Maduro’s inner circle, so far the U.S. government has relied on offers of relief to key sanctioned figures to get them to flip. A look at events in recent weeks suggests there is increasing evidence that these offers of sanctions relief—a much more flexible tool than indictments—have advanced the dominant U.S. strategy of sowing divisions around Maduro.
On June 3 in New York, representatives of the Lima Group will meet with counterparts in the International Contact Group to discuss the Venezuela crisis. As human rights organizations from across the hemisphere that defend democratic rights …
