Situation of Human Rights in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

A/HRC/RES/51/29View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Human Rights Council, under agenda item 4 Human rights situations that require the Council's attention, published in 2022.

What other versions does this mandate have?

4 versions · 2019–2024

This is an older version — the most recent is A/HRC/RES/57/36

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2024	A/HRC/RES/57/36	Situation of human rights in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela	2,357	40%Compare
2022	A/HRC/RES/51/29	Situation of human rights in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela	1,410	40%Compare
2020	A/HRC/RES/45/20	Situation of human rights in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela	1,987	25%Compare
2019	A/HRC/RES/42/25	Situation of human rights in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela	2,857	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

7 subjects

Accountability Civil and Political Rights Fact-Finding Missions Human Rights Human Rights Violations Judicial Independence Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic Of)

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14 operative paragraphs

Strongly condemns all violations and abuses of international human rights law in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, some of which, according to the independent international fact-finding mission, may amount to crimes against humanity;

Urges the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to implement fully and immediately the recommendations contained in the recent reports of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and of the independent international fact-finding mission, and regrets that most of the recommendations made in their previous reports⁵ have not been implemented;

⁵A/HRC/44/20, A/HRC/44/54 and A/HRC/45/33.

Expresses deep concern that the continued erosion of the rule of law, insecurity of tenure, lack of transparency in the process of designating judges and prosecutors, precarious working conditions and political interference, including the recent appointment of Supreme Court justices who lack independence, continue to undermine the independence of the justice system, contribute to impunity and the persistence of human rights violations and abuses, have an impact on access to justice for victims and hinder the holding of free and fair elections;

Strongly condemns the widespread targeted repression and persecution on political grounds, including through the excessive use of force, arbitrary detention, torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, extrajudicial execution and enforced disappearance by the security and intelligence forces, intervention in the autonomy and composition of several political parties, and deplores ongoing restrictions to civic and democratic space;

Urges the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to adopt appropriate measures to address reported human rights violations and abuses such as acts of violence and harassment, including sexual and gender-based violence, against women and girls in detention;

Also urges the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to immediately release all political prisoners and all other persons unlawfully or arbitrarily deprived of their liberty, prioritizing those in vulnerable situations;

Expresses deep concern at the human rights and environmental situation in the Arco Minero del Orinoco region, which is the site of labour exploitation of miners, including child labour, and human trafficking, and expresses particular concern about the violations and abuses of the rights of indigenous peoples in the region;

Calls upon parties in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to engage promptly in, or in support of, a process that will ensure the holding of free and fair presidential and parliamentary elections, with an independent national electoral council and an independent and impartial Supreme Court, and full freedom of the press and the unfettered political participation of all Venezuelans and all political parties, without fear of repercussions or interference, respecting international standards and civil and political rights;

Requests the High Commissioner to continue to monitor, report on and provide technical cooperation with a view to improving the situation of human rights in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, including through the presentation of an oral update, to be followed by an interactive dialogue, to the Human Rights Council at its fifty-second and fifty-fifth sessions, and also requests the High Commissioner to submit a comprehensive report on the situation of human rights in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela containing a detailed assessment of the implementation of the recommendations made in previous reports of the Council at its fifty-third and fifty-sixth sessions, to be followed by an interactive dialogue;

Decides to extend the mandate of the independent international fact-finding mission on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, as set out in Human Rights Council resolution 45/20, for a period of two years, with a view to combating impunity and ensuring full accountability for perpetrators and justice for victims, and requests the mission to present an oral update on its work to the Human Rights Council during an interactive dialogue at its fifty-second and fifty-fifth sessions, and to submit a report on its findings to the Council during an interactive dialogue at its fifty-fourth and fifty-seventh sessions;

Urges the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to cooperate fully with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the independent international fact-finding mission, to grant them immediate, full and unfettered access to the entire country, including to victims and places of detention, to provide them with all the information necessary to fulfil their mandates, and to ensure that all individuals have unhindered access to and can communicate with the United Nations and other human rights entities without fear of reprisal, intimidation or attack;

Requests that the Office of the High Commissioner and the independent international fact-finding mission each be provided with all the resources necessary and the full administrative, technical and logistical support needed to carry out their respective mandates;

Encourages relevant special procedures of the Human Rights Council to pay particular attention, within their respective mandates, to the situation of human rights in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, and urges the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to cooperate fully with their work, including by facilitating country visits;

Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.

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