Politics

Estado venezolano no tiene la costumbre de reparar a las víctimas

Desde hace más de 30 años, el Estado Venezolano se mantiene operando bajo una tradición de impunidad que ignora el debido proceso de investigar, sancionar y reparar a las víctimas de violaciones a los derechos humanos. Gobiernos de distintas tendencias han ignorado las sentencias de la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (Corte IDH) y otros organismos manteniendo un patrón que mantiene a la justicia en pausa.

Quero Case: the "crossed wires" between the Ombudsman's Office, the Penitentiary Ministry and the Prosecutor's Office

16 months Carmen Teresa Navas spent searching everywhere for her son Víctor Hugo Quero Navas, 51 years old. The octogenarian knew that her descendant had been detained as part of the repression that has marked Chavismo, and which peaked in January 2025, due to the rejection of Nicolás Maduro's swearing-in for a second term after an election with an unclear result. It was precisely from the first days of that month that the mother lost contact with Quero.

Rick Scott pide reimposición de sanciones tras muerte de Quero

El senador republicano estadounidense Rick Scott dijo este viernes 8 de mayo que Washington debe restituir “de inmediato” las sanciones contra la presidenta encargada bajo la tutela de la Casa Blanca, Delcy Rodríguez, debido a la muerte del preso político Víctor Hugo Quero Navas.

Sedatives, extreme cold, and 100 days without hygiene: Tareck El Aissami denounces torture in prison

Weeks after the corruption trial of the Pdvsa-Crypto scheme began, former Minister of Petroleum Tareck El Aissami made his first statement this Friday, May 8, where he reported being a victim of torture and directed accusations against former Attorney General Tarek William Saab.

The cattle prod in the ear and a shotgun to the head: Nahuel Gallo reveals torture suffered in Venezuela

Argentine gendarme Nahuel Gallo detailed the tortures he suffered after being detained on December 8, 2024, on the border between Cúcuta and San Antonio del Táchira. What began as a family trip to reunite with his wife and son in Caracas turned into a detention of over a year in El Rodeo I prison, described as a 'torture center'.

Children for a Mother

I had thought of writing a letter to Mrs. Carmen Navas. To take advantage of the press to convey words of sorrow and affection following what happened. To overcome the horrible distance that makes us seem absent to those for whom a piece of news is not news but a human tearing.

This is the chain of command that hid the death of Víctor Quero

There is not a single culprit responsible for covering up and silencing the death of political prisoner Víctor Hugo Quero for 9 months. There are many. It is a complete chain of command, and their responsibilities and silences fall upon institutions and officials who should have guaranteed the protection of his fundamental rights and did not.

Foro Penal documented 457 political prisoners in Venezuela: 42 are foreigners

The NGO Foro Penal reports that there are 457 political prisoners in Venezuela, of which 42 are foreigners. Delays in the judicial process of many detainees are reported.

Delcy Rodríguez called for action against judges who “charge” for granting amnesty benefits

Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, requested action against judges who allegedly charge for benefits under the Amnesty Law. She also acknowledged failures in the judicial system.

We Explain the Day

Delcy Rodríguez denounces corruption in the judicial system, the BCV participates in an international forum and the Day of Santa Carmen Rendiles is commemorated in Caracas. Inameh's forecast on the arrival of the tropical wave.

Nahuel Gallo denounced torture and mock executions during his detention in Venezuela

Argentine gendarme Nahuel Gallo recounts the torture and mock executions he suffered during his 448-day detention in a Venezuelan prison.

The Last Homeland

There are photographs that time deteriorates and others that pain makes eternal. In almost all Venezuelan families scattered around the world, there is an image that ends up acquiring a sacred gravity: a mother leaning on the edge of a table, a mother waiting in a silent room, a mother smiling without knowing that years later that photograph will be consulted like one opens a reliquary. Exile turns the simplest images into small ruins of happiness. And then one discovers that the word return does not always name a place: sometimes it names a woman.