Venezuela’s National Assembly approves amnesty bill in first reading amid NGO warnings Radio Martí reported that Venezuela’s National Assembly approved an amnesty bill in first reading by acclamation; NGOs and human‑rights groups criticized the rushed debate and urged publication of the full text and guarantees that the measure will not create impunity for serious crimes.

Venezuela's National Assembly just approved a controversial amnesty bill, but human rights groups are raising alarms over its lack of transparency and potential for impunity.

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Venezuelan prisoner releases and hydrocarbon reform draw mixed reactions, analysts say Martí Noticias AM reported that Venezuelan NGOs documented hundreds of excarcelations in recent weeks and carried interviews with analysts who warned that reforms to the hydrocarbon law transfer oversight to the executive, raising transparency and capture concerns.

Venezuela is witnessing a wave of prisoner releases, but are these moves truly paving the way for freedom, or just smoke and mirrors?

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UN rights chief urges accountability for post-electoral violence in Venezuela

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday reiterated the need for accountability for post-electoral violence in Venezuela and alleged excess...

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