Political Persecution in Venezuela
This is the translated text of the speech given by Beatriz Borges, Executive Director of the Venezuelan human rights organization Cepaz, at the hearings before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on Political Persecution in Venezuela. Good morning, commissioners, my name is Beatriz Borges, Executive Director of Cepaz and, along with my companions Laura […]
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights grants urgent measures to protect the rights of women and girls in Venezuela
An international human rights organization and four Venezuelan organizations*, united in a coalition called Red Equivalencias en Acción, presented a request for precautionary measures before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, seeking to protect pregnant Venezuelan women who go to Maternidad Concepción Palacios, a hospital in Caracas, for healthcare services. The human rights body determined […]
