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Venezuela Venezuela: Clarify Relationship With Colombian Guerrillas Recovered Emails Suggest Chávez Support for FARC The Venezuelan government should provide a full accounting of its relationship with Colombian guerrillas responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity, Human Rights Watch said today. June 3, 2008 Press Release Also available in 
Printer friendly version Venezuela: Proposed Amendments Threaten Basic Rights Government Seeks Overbroad Emergency Powers for President Amendments proposed to Venezuela’s constitution increasing presidential emergency powers would jeopardize the protection of fundamental rights at times when they are most needed, Human Rights Watch said today. November 29, 2007 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Venezuela: Investigate Pre-Referendum Violence The Venezuelan authorities should carry out prompt, thorough and impartial investigations into all acts of violence committed against demonstrators both supporting and opposing the constitutional reforms proposed by the government, Human Rights Watch said today. November 28, 2007 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Venezuela: Disturbing Plan to Suspend Due Process Chávez Supporters Seek to Suspend Rights in Emergencies A constitutional amendment proposed by a pro-government committee in Venezuela’s National Assembly would allow the suspension of due process protections, Human Rights Watch said today. October 16, 2007 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Venezuela: TV Shutdown Harms Free Expression The Venezuelan government’s politically motivated decision not to renew a television broadcasting license is a serious setback for freedom of expression in Venezuela, Human Rights Watch said today. The decision will shut down Radio Caracas Television (RCTV), the country’s oldest private channel, when its license expires on May 27, 2007. May 22, 2007 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Small Number of Countries Holding UN World Summit Hostage on Human Rights, Security, Poverty Human Rights Watch, Oxfam International and Amnesty International call on a small number of “spoiler” countries to stop holding the UN World Summit hostage over crucial measures on human rights, security, genocide and poverty reduction. These governments have thrown negotiations on the final outcome text into crisis just days away from the biggest meeting of world leaders in history, September 14-16 in New York. September 7, 2005 Press Release Printer friendly version Venezuela: Court Orders Trial of Civil Society Leaders In ordering the trial of four civil society leaders on dubious charges of treason, a Venezuelan court has assented to government persecution of political opponents, Human Rights Watch said today. July 8, 2005 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Venezuela: Rights Lawyer Faces Judicial Persecution Criminal Investigation Launched to Intimidate Critic of Government’s Rights Record The Venezuelan government should immediately halt criminal proceedings opened against one of Latin America’s most prominent human rights lawyers, Human Rights Watch said today. April 5, 2005 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Venezuela: Curbs on Free Expression Tightened Amendments to Venezuela’s Criminal Code that entered into force last week may stifle press criticism of government authorities and restrict the public’s ability to monitor government actions, Human Rights Watch said today. March 24, 2005 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Venezuela: Chávez Allies Pack Supreme Court The Venezuelan Congress dealt a severe blow to judicial independence by packing the country’s Supreme Court with 12 new justices, Human Rights Watch said today. A majority of the ruling coalition, dominated by President Hugo Chávez’s party, named the justices late yesterday, filling seats created by a law passed in May that expanded the court’s size by more than half. December 14, 2004 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Venezuela: Media Law Undercuts Freedom of Expression A draft law to increase state control of television and radio broadcasting in Venezuela threatens to undermine the media’s freedom of expression, Human Rights Watch said today. Venezuela’s National Assembly, which has been voting article by article on the law, known as the Law of Social Responsibility in Radio and Television, is expected to approve it today. November 24, 2004 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Venezuela: Legal Means Used to Address Political Crisis Referendum Process Strengthens Rule of Law, But Judiciary Still Faces Threats By seeking to resolve its political crisis through a national referendum, Venezuela has taken an important step toward strengthening the rule of law, Human Rights Watch said today. August 17, 2004 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Venezuela: HRW Reiterates Concern Over New Supreme Court Law In a memorandum published today, Human Rights Watch seeks to clarify some of the questions and misconceptions that have arisen in response to our recent report regarding threats to judicial independence in Venezuela. July 14, 2004 Background Briefing Also available in
Testimony of José Miguel Vivanco Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps and Narcotics Affairs Over the past year, President Chávez and his allies have taken steps to control Venezuela’s judicial branch. These steps undercut the separation of powers and the independence of judges. They violate basic principles of Venezuela’s constitution and international human rights law. And they represent the most serious threat to Venezuela’s fragile democracy since the 2002 coup. July 7, 2004 Testimony Printer friendly version Court-Packing Law Threatens Venezuelan Democracy By José Miguel Vivanco and Daniel Wilkinson Published in The Washington Post When Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez faced a coup d'etat in April 2002, the international community roundly condemned the assault on Venezuela's constitutional order. Now, as he faces a recall referendum in August 2004, Chavez's own government threatens to undermine this country's fragile democracy through a political takeover of its highest court. June 22, 2004 Commentary Printer friendly version Venezuela: Judicial Independence Under Siege The Venezuelan government is undermining the independence of the country’s judiciary ahead of a presidential recall referendum that may ultimately be decided in the courts, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. President Chávez’s governing coalition has begun implementing a new court-packing law that will strip the Supreme Court of its autonomy. June 17, 2004 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Rigging the Rule of Law Judicial Independence Under Siege in Venezuela The Venezuelan government is undermining the independence of the country’s judiciary ahead of a presidential recall referendum that may ultimately be decided in the courts. President Chávez’s governing coalition has begun implementing a new court-packing law that will strip the Supreme Court of its autonomy. This 24-page report examines how the new law will make judges more vulnerable to political persecution and help ensure that legal controversies surrounding the recall referendum are resolved in Chávez’s favor. HRW Index No.: B1603 June 17, 2004 Report Also available in
Download PDF, 271 KB, 26 pgs Purchase online Letter to President Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías In a letter sent to President Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías, HRW expressed deep concern about credible reports documenting that National Guard and police officers beat and tortured people who were detained during the recent protests in Caracas and other Venezuelan cities. April 12, 2004 Letter Printer friendly version Venezuela: Investigate Charges of Abuses Against Protestors The Venezuelan government should conduct a thorough investigation into allegations that state security forces have beaten and abused detained protestors this week, Human Rights Watch said today. The investigation should also examine the circumstances of killings that occurred during confrontations between protesters and police. March 5, 2004 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Venezuela: Official Press Agency Distorts Human Rights Watch’s Position Venezuela’s official government press agency has published an article that distorts Human Rights Watch’s position on freedom of expression, Human Rights Watch said today. October 28, 2003 Press Release Also available in
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