Vote on vital Venezuela resolution renewing mandates for #FFM and OHCHR for 2 years+ at 3pm CET Council members must support these mandates. The deteriorating human rights situation in 🇻🇪 warrants this human rights investment in prevention, protection and accountability.

Amb of Chile presenting #HRC resolution to renew the mandates of 'valuable and effective' #FFM and #OHCHR

Civil society in the Americas has issued an urgent call to accelerate the implementation of the Plan of Action on Human Rights Defenders, of the Escazú Agreement, adopted five months ago. Read it here ▶️bit.ly/3NtH1vM

Venezuela - the country with the largest number of political prisoners in the Western Hemisphere. Well worth the read - by Rafael Uzcátegui americasquarterly.org/article/venezu…

'Don't accept or normalize' electoral fraud in Venezuela, says President of Inter-American Commission on HRs Roberta Clarke. States must keep calling for publication of voting tallies and the respect of the vote of 🇻🇪 people. youtube.com/watch?v=cHEQJI…

Complete impunity in 🇻🇪 State agencies are complicit in strategies of repression. Coordinated, multilateral int effort to restore democracy is needed NOW. - #IACHR Rapporteur on Venezuela, Gloria de Mees during press conference on 🇻🇪 youtube.com/watch?v=cHEQJI…

🛑 Head of Venezuelan NGO Provea called before police authority on Wednesday - a hugely worrying step + part of a pattern of criminalizing defenders. Venezuelan authorities must respect the right to defend rights and stop threatening + attacking HRDs. provea.org/actualidad/coo…

TODAY - key convo btw High Comm HRs + HRC on Venezuela Maduro's refusal to concede July Pres. election means deep uncertainty around 10 Jan when power should transfer. States must call for full account of + respect of election results + speak out for work of 🇻🇪 HRDs.

High Commissioner tells #HRC his office has resumed its operations in 🇻🇪 and says hope to restore full presence. Why is only part of the office returning? When will the rest of team return + under what mandate and conditions? Key questions for HRC during oral update.

Brief overview of today's dialogue between the High Commissioner on HRs, + states + NGOs on 🇻🇪 As I write this, am remembering 100s remain arbitrarily detained in 🇻🇪 incl. minors; incl.defenders Javier Tarazona + Rocío San Miguel. They must be released. bit.ly/4ffgT3l

En vísperas de la toma de posesión presidencial, la Misión de Investigación de la Naciones Unidas sobre #Venezuela insta a las autoridades a respetar el derecho a la vida, la libertad y la seguridad de todos y a liberar a las personas detenidas arbitrariamente. ➡️bit.ly/49YhBB7

De cara al 10 de enero, ISHR se une a otras organizaciones internacionales para pedir el fin de la represión + respeto a la soberanía popular en Venezuela. ishr.ch/es/ultimas-not…

Calls for the immediate and unconditional release of HRD #CarlosCorrea + all others arbitrarily detained in 🇻🇪 This in context of increased repression ahead of today's presidential inauguration. Authorities must respect rights to life, liberty, FOE ishr.ch/latest-updates…

Happening now! Come join the conversation if you're at the Palais.

Today is the #InternationalDayOfTheEndangeredLawyer. Lawyers defending human rights face threats, surveillance, prosecution, and even murder. Today we honour the courageous legal professionals who risk their lives to defend human rights. #HumanRights #RuleOfLaw

Really useful 2025 overview of some of the challenges faced by and prospects for those committed to returning Venezuela to democracy and a state where human rights are respected. Well worth the read. wola.org/analysis/venez… WOLA

UN's fact-finding mission on Venezuela to present its report to the Human Rights Council Starting in 15 mins. Follow the dialogue ▶️webtv.un.org/es #HRC58

UN FFM on 🇻🇪: crimes against humanity continue in Venezuela. #HRC58