Political Persecution in Venezuela
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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
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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 […]