Overview of Human Rights in Venezuela

Formally constituted as a democracy, Venezuela has experienced a significant deterioration in the situation of human rights during the last decade. Such deterioration is partly due to an increasing concentration of power in the Executive branch which is reflected in the lack of independence of othe...

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Autor principal:	Ligia Bolívar O.
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN PL
Publicado:	Ksiegarnia Akademicka Publishing 2021
Materias:	Human rights Venezuela Hugo Chávez’s government Law K Political science J
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/7d5115146b5643f6941cf5072d28a42f
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:7d5115146b5643f6941cf5072d28a42f2021-11-27T13:10:41ZOverview of Human Rights in Venezuela10.12797/Politeja.10.2013.24.171733-67162391-6737https://doaj.org/article/7d5115146b5643f6941cf5072d28a42f2021-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.akademicka.pl/politeja/article/view/3567https://doaj.org/toc/1733-6716https://doaj.org/toc/2391-6737 Formally constituted as a democracy, Venezuela has experienced a significant deterioration in the situation of human rights during the last decade. Such deterioration is partly due to an increasing concentration of power in the Executive branch which is reflected in the lack of independence of other branches of the State. The lack of independence – particularly in the judiciary and its subsidiary bodies – results in an increasing impunity in human rights related crimes. The present paper shows how the institutional framework has been dismantled and converted into a tool of a political project, with negative effects on human rights. Ligia Bolívar O.Ksiegarnia Akademicka PublishingarticleHuman rightsVenezuelaHugo Chávez’s governmentLawKPolitical scienceJENPLPoliteja, Vol 10, Iss 2 (24) (2021)
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description	Formally constituted as a democracy, Venezuela has experienced a significant deterioration in the situation of human rights during the last decade. Such deterioration is partly due to an increasing concentration of power in the Executive branch which is reflected in the lack of independence of other branches of the State. The lack of independence – particularly in the judiciary and its subsidiary bodies – results in an increasing impunity in human rights related crimes. The present paper shows how the institutional framework has been dismantled and converted into a tool of a political project, with negative effects on human rights.
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Overview of Human Rights in Venezuela

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