What human rights are violated in Venezuela?

Significant human rights issues included: unlawful or arbitrary killings, including extrajudicial killings by security forces of the former Maduro regime, including colectivos (regime-sponsored armed groups); forced disappearances; torture by security forces; arbitrary detention by security forces; harsh and life- …

What caused problems in Venezuela?

Political corruption, chronic shortages of food and medicine, closure of businesses, unemployment, deterioration of productivity, authoritarianism, human rights violations, gross economic mismanagement and high dependence on oil have also contributed to the worsening crisis.

Is there freedom of speech in Venezuela?

The Constitution of Venezuela says that freedom of expression and press freedom are protected. Freedom House has also stated that there is “systematic self-censorship” encouraged toward the remaining private media due to pressure by the Venezuelan government.

Who is in control of Venezuela?

President of Venezuela

President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Presidente de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela
Presidential Standard of Venezuela
Incumbent Nicolás Maduro since 19 April 2013
Style	Mr. President (Señor Presidente) or His Excellency

Is Venezuela safe to visit now?

Venezuela – Level 4: Do Not Travel. Do not travel to Venezuela due to arrest and detention of U.S. citizens without due process or fair trial guarantees, or as a pretext for an illegitimate purpose; crime; civil unrest; poor health infrastructure; kidnapping; and COVID-19.

Why is Venezuela in a humanitarian crisis?

This emergency has become much more intense because of COVID-19. While COVID-19 initially brought many refugees back to Venezuela, shortages of fuel, electricity and clean water have caused riots and renewed emigration in the fall of 2020.

Do they have Internet in Venezuela?

Venezuela has many Internet service providers, although the market is dominated by the now state-owned CANTV.net which offers ADSL and Dialup services. Broadband access Venezuela is provided through ADSL, Cable, Satellite, EDGE, EV-DO, WiFi Hotspots and more recently WiMax.

Does Venezuela have freedom of religion?

The constitution of Venezuela provides for the freedom of religion insofar as it does not violate “public morality or decency”. Religious organizations must register with the government in order to obtain legal status.

How much has the international community spent on the Venezuelan crisis?

Funding for the Venezuelan crisis has not kept pace; four years into the crisis, the international community has spent just $580 million. On a per capita basis, this translates into $1,500 per Syrian refugee and $125 per Venezuelan refugee.

Is the Venezuelan refugee crisis getting bigger than the Syrian crisis?

The Venezuelan refugee crisis is just about to surpass the scale of the Syrian crisis. As 2019 comes to a close, four years since the start of the Venezuelan humanitarian crisis, 4.6 million Venezuelans have fled the country, about 16 percent of the population.

How many Venezuelans have fled Venezuela?

As 2019 comes to a close, four years since the start of the Venezuelan humanitarian crisis, 4.6 million Venezuelans have fled the country, about 16 percent of the population. The figure is strikingly similar to the 4.8 million people that had fled Syria by 2015, four years into the massive forced displacement crisis there.

Was the Venezuelan economic collapse avoidable?

But the Venezuelan economic collapse, which preceded international sanctions, stands out because it was not triggered by external forces or internal unrest: It was manufactured by those in power, and thus, was totally avoidable. This has resulted in one of the worst humanitarian crises this hemisphere has ever seen.