¿Cómo EEUU estrangula la economía venezolana? The US decision to resume the sanctions against Venezuela, which were lifted in October, has nothing to do with the decision of the Venezuelan justice system to prevent the candidacies of two opponents, since the candidates had already been convicted, the president of the Brazil-Venezuela Chamber of Commerce, Darc … Continue reading How is the US strangling the Venezuelan economy?

Unilateral Coercive Measures against Venezuela have affected the country's ability to meet the Sustainable Development Goals, a set of approved global goals by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015 to eradicate poverty and build a better future for all. This despite that more than 70% of revenues go to social Investment, Douhan (2021) acknowledged. … Continue reading Infancia Under Siege [Children Under Siege]: Chapter 5, Section 1: Right to Food

Chapter 4:  Year 2019: Encirclement, Asphyxiation and Resistance Since 2014, the U.S. government has promoted and applied against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, a series of coercive measures that have had a negative and dramatic impact on the development of the country, and particularly that of children. These measures were joined by others by the … Continue reading Infancia Under Siege [Children Under Siege]: Chapter 4: Encirclement, Asphyxiation and Resistance

Más de 600 organizaciones reclaman a Biden cese de sanciones contra Venezuela More than 600 organizations and social policy in Latin America and the Caribbean, signed a letter addressed to the president of the United States, Joe Biden, in which it called for the immediate cessation of the so-called “sanctions” imposed economic to the country, which called … Continue reading More than 600 Organizations Demand Biden End Sanctions against Venezuela

Coercive measures are part of the set of interventionist strategies that, within the framework of soft coup theories, developed against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. This combined coup process that Commander Hugo Chávez defined as a "slow fuse,” as similar to an explosive advancing until it reaches the detonator. This includes all anti-Chavista actions that … Continue reading Infancia Under Siege [Children Under Siege]: Chapter 3: Unilateral Coercive and non-Compensational Measures

Chapter Two: From Subjects with Rights to Sanctioned Subjects Since 1999, the Bolivarian Revolution has implemented internationally recognized policies, programs and projects in the field of childhood, such as early childhood care and policies to guarantee the right to identity. By that year, it was estimated that Venezuela had nearly one million unidentified children. In … Continue reading Infancia Under Siege [Children Under Siege]: Chapter 2: From Subjects with Rights to Sanctioned Subjects   

InfancIa Under Siege - Impact of Unitary Coercive Measures on the Human Rights of Children and Adolescents. The case of Venezuela 2015-2019 by Anahi Arizmendi infancia-bajo-asedio-aa2023-2Download Prologue             Introduction      Chapter 1   Unilateral Coercive Measures: A Threat to the Right to Development Chapter 2   From Subjects with Rights to Sanctioned Subjects    Chapter 3   Coercive Measures and Unconventional … Continue reading Infancia Under Siege [Children Under Siege]: The Impact of the US Blockade on Venezuela’s Children