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Venezuelan justice in recent years has been characterized by a lack of transparency, opacity and lack of impartiality, to which is added the use of military courts to judge civilians as a frequent practice, even contrary to what is established in the Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, the lack of ownership of judges and the appointment of magistrates of the Supreme Court of Justice without being designated by the competent body to do so constitute a situation of legal weakness. In addition to this, laws are enacted that deny the existence of rights or that turn them into crimes and end up denying the Venezuelan population access to justice.

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Scenarios of the investigation into Venezuela at the International Criminal Court: What to expect during 2022?

2021 began with the news that the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute had chosen British lawyer Karim Khan as the new prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The selection process had been closely followed by Venezuelan

Venezuela: The icc Prosecutor's Office's main consideration when opening an investigation must be timely and effective justice for victims

Responding to the announcement by the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to open an investigation into alleged crimes against humanity committed in Venezuela, Erika Guevara-Rosas, Americas Director at Amnesty International, said: "The International Criminal Court

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The International Criminal Court will open a formal investigation into the human rights violations of the government of Nicolás Maduro

The International Criminal Court (ICC) will open a formal investigation into the human rights violations of the government of Nicolás Maduro "to establish the truth in accordance with the Rome Statute, following the visit of the prosecutor of the high

Venezuela demands justice: lack of judicial independence facilitates repression against citizens/civilians

Since September 13th, there have been compelling reports on the humanitarian crisis in the South American country and experts recommend that victims have the opportunity to access international courts in the face of impunity and lack of guarantees in their

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Acceso a la Justicia: “Maduro seeks absolute control of civil society”

The thirst for power and control of the Nicolás Maduro Government seems to be insatiable. After regaining a majority in the National Assembly, which means that it now has all the public power of the State under its fist, now

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Venezuela: 103 women murdered in the last four months

The Justice and Peace Center released a report on the latest cases of femicide in the country: Every 28 hours, a Venezuelan woman got murdered. Of all the victims, 11 were girls under 12 years old, and the age range

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