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Venezuela: Humanitarian groups under attack
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Detention, Harassment, Prosecution of Workers, Activists
(Washington, DC) – Venezuelan authorities are harassing and criminally prosecuting civil society organizations that are doing essential work to address the ongoing humanitarian emergency in the country, Human Rights Watch said today.
Starting in November 2020, Venezuelan authorities under Nicolás Maduro and security forces have carried out a systematic campaign against human rights and humanitarian groups operating in the country that includes freezing bank accounts, issuing arrest warrants, and raiding offices, as well as detaining some members for questioning. Meanwhile, banking authorities are imposing restrictions that limit civil society groups’ ability to operate in the country, and the government has failed to provide key humanitarian aid agencies with permits for international staff to enter the country.