Human Rights Organization
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Venezuelan nonprofit providing pro bono legal defense to political prisoners and tracking detention statistics. - Primary tracker of Venezuelan political prisoners
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Pablo Guanipa walked free from prison on February 8, 2026, after nearly nine months behind bars. Hours later, heavily armed men in civilian clothes seized him from his Caracas home and forced him into unmarked vehicles. The government now says he violated release conditions and has been placed under house arrest.
Updated Feb 9
Venezuelan prisoners' rights organization that tracks political detentions and advocates for prisoners' release. - Monitoring ongoing amnesty law implementation and prisoner releases
Congress last declared war in 1942. Since then, presidents have ordered military strikes 212 times without formal declarations—but never quite like this. On January 3, 2026, U.S. special forces raided the Venezuelan capital, captured President Nicolás Maduro in his residence, and flew him to New York to face narcoterrorism charges. Eleven days later, Vice President JD Vance cast the deciding vote to kill a Senate resolution that would have required congressional authorization for further military action. Now, over a month after the raid, the operation faces mounting legal challenges: Maduro's defense team filed motions on February 4 questioning the federal court's jurisdiction over the extraordinary rendition case, while the International Court of Justice and UN human rights bodies have issued statements characterizing the operation as a violation of international law.
Updated Feb 6
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