Millions have already fled Venezuela in a humanitarian crisis that’s being compared with Syria. Global Insight assesses the impact of the beleaguered economy, the political tensions and the challenges that lie ahead. For Venezuelans, it’s hard to imagine how things could get much worse. The economy’s in tatters, with inflation reaching 80,000 per cent in […]
A human rights activist says the humanitarian crisis can only be resolved with steady pressure from a broad international coalition. Beatriz “Bibi” Borges is the director of the Center for Justice and Peace (CEPAZ), a Caracas-based human rights organization that was founded in response to mounting human rights abuses by the Chávez-Maduro regime. In a […]
CEPAZ is a partner organization of the Kota Alliance, and as such, it is sponsored by the Anna-Riitta and Fritz Fuchs Fund for Reproductive Health. CEPAZ advocates for women’s rights in Venezuela and provides menstrual hygiene products and contraceptives for refugee women. One of the organizations in their network, Red Naranja Venezuela, fights to decrease […]
International actors can help Venezuela prepare for the day when free and fair elections are a reality. The international community has a role to play in Venezuela, but it does not involve weapons. We are pleading with the UN’s Security Council and the Human Rights Council to act now to help curb an emergency that […]
Estimadxs activistas: Como parte del trabajo de empoderamiento ciudadano que promovemos como línea de trabajo de Cepaz y la Red de Activistas Ciudadanos por los Derechos Humanos, para apoyar y formar a todas las personas que hacen vida en la Red, queremos invitarles a ser partes de la segunda cohorte virtual de la Formación Básica […]