Venezuela: Human rights situation
At a Glance
06-05-2015
PDF Version The human rights situation in Venezuela has deteriorated significantly, due to increased political confrontation and an economy in rapid decline. Criticism regarding human rights from non-governmental, regional and international organisations has intensified. The government, while it has admitted some abuse, has done little to hold those responsible to account.
At a Glance
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- America
- armed forces
- civil society
- concentration of powers
- defence
- economic conditions
- economic geography
- economic recession
- ECONOMICS
- freedom of the press
- GEOGRAPHY
- government violence
- human rights
- independence of the judiciary
- INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
- LAW
- national accounts
- organisation of the legal system
- political geography
- political prisoner
- POLITICS
- politics and public safety
- poverty
- right to education
- rights and freedoms
- torture
- Venezuela