Venezuela has been immersed in a political crisis for some time now. In May 2018, while hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan citizens were leaving the country to flee hunger and political persecution, President Nicolás Maduro was re-elected in an election questioned by many in civil society and the international community as dubious. CIVICUS speaks about […]
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 […]
El pasado 19 de junio de 2019 la Alta Comisionada de las Naciones Unidas para los derechos humanos, Michelle Bachelet, llegó a Venezuela para realizar una visita de 3 días. En este lapso se reunió con diversos actores (representantes de Nicolás Maduro, de la oposición, organizaciones de la sociedad civil, víctimas y familiares de presos […]
El próximo 11 de julio nuestra directora ejecutiva Beatriz Borges estará participando en el evento alterno al Foro Político de Alto Nivel de las Naciones Unidas: Mujeres migrantes y los ODS. Tema: Empoderar a las personas y garantizar la inclusión y la igualdad para las mujeres migrantes en todo el mundo, organizado por Kota Alliance. […]