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Bulletin No. 36
From 7 to 14 May, 2018
www.crisisenvenezuela.com
Bulletin No. 36
From 7 to 14 May, 2018
Transparencia Venezuela - www.transparencia.org.ve
The revolutionary government signed at least US$ 29.974 millions with Odebrecht
Our ONG determined that the total Apart from Brazil itself, Venezuela
amount of 20- out of 40 contracts is the most scandalous case in the
certainly signed by our Nation and the Odebrecht affair: in this country,
Brazilian company- surpasses US$ bribes reached the top, both in
29.974 millions; besides, payments number and in amounts. If Odebrecht
done within 18 of those contracts sum operated among us under the same
up to US$ 13.266 millions. (And they scheme used in other latin-american
are only 20 of the 40 contracts countries, Transparencia Venezuela
signed). esteems bribery was superior to US$
1.300 millions, quite a bit above the
Transparencia Venezuela reveals From the available information figure of US$ 98 millions, accepted
its findings about the size of business related to some of the projects and confessed by Marcelo Odebrecht
dealings between our government involved, Transparencia Venezuela in his statement at the Court of New
and Odebrecht; and the rare and poor could determine that modifications York in 2015.
results they mean to the country and were made in the contracts, which
society. This Report is issued after 5 meant raises of the costs to the
years of collecting documents and Nation: the price originally agreed for
data processing, both based on or a given work –scheduled 2017- was
proceeding from Official Gazettes, increased later, supposedly because
ministerial Annual Accounts, papers of
General Attorney’s Office and
of a challenge in the culmination date;
but neither the alteration in the
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National Register of Contractors, and estimate nor the extension of the
papers from Additional Credits and/or foreseen time for delivery are
Judicial Inspections. convincingly explained or supported
by trustable evidence.
Espacio Público - www.espaciopublico.ong
Communicating in Venezuela: Challenges to Freedom of Speech
Next Tuesday, May 15, Espacio institutionality, State of Right and Apart from him, the forum will also
Público –jointly with Center of Human human rights in Venezuela, issued by count on Morella Alvarado, Head of
Rights and Cultural Center “Carlos CIDH in February 2018. the Institute of Research on
Guillermo Plaza2, both of Catholic Communications, at Venezuela’s
University “Andrés Bello” (UCAB)- will Central University (UCV); Maria
head a Forum, under the name of Fernanda Flores, President of the
“Communicating in Venezuela: Caracas Press Club; and Marcelino
Challenges to freedom of Expression”. Bisbal, Director of UCAB Publications.
The event will take place at the They will render their approaches to
Auditorium “Nohemi Irauquín de the current challenges to freedom of
Vargas”, UCAB’s Cultural Center, speech, from the points of view of a
starting 9 AM. researcher, a journalist, and an
academicist.
Interamerican Commission on
Human rights (CIDH) will participate
in the forum (via Skype), represented
by its Special Relator for Freedom of http://bit.ly/2wDIbjP
Speech, Edison Lanza. He is going to
talk about freedom of thought and
expression in our country, according
to the Inform on democratic
Bulletin No. 36
From 7 to 14 May, 2018
Un Mundo Sin Mordaza - www.sinmordaza.org
Venezuelan diaspora is organized in more than 200 cities to protest on May 20
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said that the activity will occur And the third objective is urging at
simultaneously in over 200 cities least one of the 160 members of the
around the world. In her opinion, Rome Statute to present Venezuelan
countries will not move if Venezuelans case before the International Criminal
themselves are not the first ones to do Court, in order to begin the formal
so. She also said “the serious crisis investigation stage for establishing
faced by Venezuela and the regime responsibilities in the Crimes Against
that governs it make us lose hope, but Humanity that have occurred in
will not lower our heads”. Venezuela.
The NGO Justice for Venezuela With these calls, organizations aim
reported that, jointly with Canadato achieving three fundamental
Venezuela Democracy objectives related to Human Rights,
Forum,
Dialogue for Venezuela, Democraticbefore allied countries are willing to
help us in this situation: “the first one is
Struggle, Recivex, Canary-Venezuelan
Union, Veppex, and the global ignorance of the electoral
other
process called by the National
organizations of Venezuelan Diaspora
Constituent assembly (ANC), which
I, they are planning to make massive
will be held on May 20 in Venezuela.
calls, in order to gather over 3 millions
The second objective is urging the
of Venezuelans abroad for protesting
on May 20, as a form of rejection implementation of solidarity
before the presidential elections.mechanisms by countries that receive
Venezuelan migrants, as stated by
Soraya Benitez, president of United Nations High Commissioner for
Canada Venezuela Democracy forum, Refugees (UNHCR) in March 2018.
Civilis Derechos Humanos - http://www.civilisac.org/
“It is worth raising our voices for stopping violations against
the Right to Health of Venezuelan children”
Many persons have a vein —How Prepara Familia´s initiative arouse in J.M de
to help needy people, each los Rios?
one of them accomplishes the
—We got here as a group of Catholic Volunteers,
corresponding action in
because we wanted to help people who were somehow in
different ways; but
need or were going through an extreme situation. We
consolidating an NGO (ONG)
asked some nurses for the most critical area and they said
in Venezuela or even
it was the fifth floor, where Neurosurgery and Urology
internationally is not an easy
Services are located. No way! We soon realized there were
task. “Prepare Family”
many other different needs in there, therefore our first
(“Prepara Familia”) is a
approach lasted just a few hours. We immediately were
non-governmental organization, dedicated to prevent
committed by reality; nowadays, we support those
violence against women and to support mothers and
mothers in their struggle to save their children´s lives
children at J.M de los Rios Hospital. PF has been working
for more than eight years, and is presently headed by
attorney Katherine Martinez.
Martinez provides support to both kids and their
representatives, who face crude realities at that Hospital
for Children. Her commitment is constant and evident. http://bit.ly/2IDqpC9
Every day she finds new reasons to carry on with her
labor, summing up her deeds within a peaceful and
hopeful environment, so dear to the small patients.
Bulletin No. 36
From 7 to 14 May, 2018
Acceso a la Justicia - www.accesoalajusticia.org/wp/
Road to Dictatorship
Venezuela is living under a Special, named “Road to
Dictatorship. This assertion is Dictatorship”. Really, it is a
valid for many of us. Others still campaign, which describes in tree
have doubts about it. That sections how the Executive
happens because this one is not a Power has left our Constitution
classical dictatorship, in which that was heartedly defended by
there is a military authority chavismo in its beginnings. Our
commanding directly, never Special comes accompanied by a
allowing freedom of speech, not video, which shows evidences of
at all. contradictions in presidential
speech; and recalls violations to
But we are-in fact- living
Human Rights in our country. Furthermore, the Special
within and under an authoritarian regime. The clearest
contains infographies, for enabling the reader to follow
evidence –among many others- is this: we, citizens, have
along time some important decisions, issued by TSJ, that
lost our right to elect freely our mandatories. The
contributed to build Nicolás Maduro´s regime. Viewers will
government, acting through National Electoral Council
comprehend how some basic human rights (to Food, to
(CNE) and helped by the Supreme Court (TSJ), has
Health) are repeatedly violated, harming deeply
gradually climinated our political rights, especially after
Venezuelan population.
the election of the National Assembly (AN), in December
2015, meant a majority of oppositors.
For providing a wider panorama of the situation; and https://goo.gl/RwW3Rp
aiming to make citizens understand how we arrived to the
present institutional crisis; Acceso a la Justicia launches a
PROVEA - www.derechos.org.ve
Civil Society and NGOs (ONGs) call for suspension of the M20 electoral process
Acceso a la Justicia, Aqui Cabemos favorable voting; informative
Todos, Civilis DDHH, UCV’s Center for imbalance along the campaign; and
Human Rights, and Dale Letra –a denounces of manipulation of the
citizens’ movement. automatized voting system.
Electoral irregularities refer to “Voting in Venezuela has lost
obstacles for practicing the Right to legitimacy because the electoral
Political Association, such as: the system is considered hardly
illegalization of political parties transparent today, since it is
Primero Justicia (PJ) and Voluntad administered by non-impartial
A group of least 30 NGOs and Popular (VP); impeding Marea institutions. If this process is finally
other civil society’s initiatives issued a Socialista –a political organization that realized, the worst consequence will
communication, in which they call for comes from the so-called “dissident be an erosion at the institutional
the suspension of the electoral chavismo”- to postulate a presidential character of voting, namely a
process scheduled May 20. They also candidate; the arbitrary selection of democratic mechanism for solving
require elections to be re-scheduled the electoral date, in order to favor the differences and for reflecting the
by the end of the year; and the Executive Power; violations of majority´s opinion about which should
publication of a complete and different legal rules and norms, say the be the country’s directions”, the
definitive electoral chronography, presentation of candidates on their communication says, and then
which must be announced at least 6 own initiative; the minimal 20-days summarizes “Electoral conditions
months before the voting day. Among lapse allowed for enrolling in National society claims for are all displayed in
those who signed the document are: electoral Register; the use of public the National Constitution and in the
Venezuelan Electoral Observatory resources to promote Maduro; the use current Electoral Legislation”.
(OEV), Provea, Laboratorio de Paz, of Carnet the la Patria to assure a
Bulletin No. 36
From 7 to 14 May, 2018
Foro Penal Venezolano - www.foropenal.com/
91 persons in prison within operation “Paper Hands”
Between January 1, 2014 and May Foro Penal. Besides the former, 7.227
11, 2018, Foro Penal de Venezuela has persons are kept unfairly submitted to
registered 12.336 arbitrary arrest. judicial procedures under cautional
measures.
Among them, there are 746
civilians, who have been taken before Since our last report, repression has
military courts. From those, 121 are still imprisoned –formally, by juridical
in custody, 9 women included. Since decisions- other 91 persons, as a result
January 2014, we have accumulated of the so-called “Paper Hands”
1.439 political prisoners. Liberty was operation. This is an obvious attempt
obtained –under diverse legal modalities- in 1.103 cases. of the Venezuelan government to blame others for its
mistaken economical and exchange policies. By doing so,
By April 2014, we had recorded 117 political prisoners. the government warrants impunity to people who
Today, Venezuela’s number for this category reaches 336, –holding power- are directly and really responsible for the
which was certified by OEA based on data provided by grave economical crisis that Venezuela suffers.
CEPAZ - www.cepaz.org.ve
Civil Society’s Organizations articulate their efforts
to obtain justice for victims
current situation; an exchange of Center of justice and Peace
successful experiences; a review of (CEPAZ), Civilis, and PROVEA were
their challenges; and a generation of the organizations who called to this
joint strategies for an optimum encounter. They make a great effort
performance in the international to offer preparation and to integrate
systems. and articulate actions; as well as to
assure the provision of adequate
Within the context of impunity we tools, which are to be used by
have in our country, victims are nearly organizations at their work pro
Juridical defense teams of civil deprived from access to justice; obtaining justice.
society’s organizations, -which are that´s why international organisms
permanently active at organism of offer a way to implement strategies
protection to human rights- held an for defending organizations http://bit.ly/2KkhFy2
encounter, aiming an analysis of the efficiently.
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