Civil and political freedoms in Venezuela have sharply deteriorated over the past year, according to the United Nations’ top ...

Repression in Venezuela escalated during 2024 ahead of the July 28 elections, ... Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2025. ... Venezuela: Rights Crisis Deepens as Maduro is Sworn in.

Human rights activists reported Friday that they had records of 79 teenagers who were arrested after protests erupted Monday in reaction to the results of the July 28 presidential election.

Venezuela's government is ramping up efforts to repress peaceful protests in the wake of President Nicolás Maduro's disputed election win, according to a new report Tuesday that calls it a human ...

Venezuela has lost its seat on the United Nations Council of Human Rights — a development hailed on Tuesday by activists and human rights defenders in Venezuela as cause for celebration.

Phil Gunson, a Caracas-based Venezuela expert for International Crisis Group, said the expulsion of the human rights agency, combined with Ms. San Miguel’s arrest, “marks a drastic hardening ...

The Venezuelan government of President Nicolás Maduro on Thursday ordered the United Nations human rights office to leave the country within 72 hours.

A new report Tuesday says Venezuela’s government has ramped up efforts to repress peaceful protests in the wake of the disputed election, creating a human rights crisis. File Photo by Ronald ...