Venezuela
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Advocacy for Venezuela
What’s Happening?
Millions of Venezuelans have fled their country in recent years to escape economic, social, political, and institutional collapse. Venezuelans who remain in the country face hunger, lack of access to basic medical care, as well as human rights violations at the hands of the Maduro regime. In July 2024, Maduro won a presidential election under significant suspicion of fraud amid a strong crack down on protests, deepening repression and violation of human rights in the country.
What Must Be Done?
Refugees International urges governments in the Western Hemisphere to welcome Venezuelans who are fleeing their homes, as they are in dire need of protection and opportunity abroad and encourages the donor community to support countries in their efforts to do so.
Latest Reports and Briefs
A Forgotten Response and An Uncertain Future: Venezuelans’ Economic Inclusion in Colombia
November 30, 2023
Los Efectos Humanitarios de la Pandemia de COVID-19 para las personas venezolanas en Perú. Un año después
April 8, 2021
The Humanitarian Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic for Venezuelans in Peru, One Year In
April 8, 2021
Latest Statements and News
Refugees International Concerned by Growing Political Repression, Displacement Crisis in Venezuela
August 29, 2024
Refugees International Opposes U.S. Policies that Could Lead to Returns of Venezuelans to Harm
October 6, 2023
New DHS Enforcement Program Fails to Offer Sufficient Protection to Venezuelans
October 13, 2022
Latest Opinions, Q&As, and Explainers
Latest Advocacy Letters
More than 100 Groups Denounce the Expansion of Title 42 Expulsions for Venezuelans
October 17, 2022
17 Groups Urge Trinidad & Tobago’s Prime Minister to Uphold the Rights of Children and Asylum Seekers
November 25, 2020
Trinidad and Tobago: 25 Groups Call for End to Refoulement and to Re-Open Registration for Venezuelans
October 8, 2020
Latest Events and Testimonies
Latest Perspectives and Commentaries
Featured Image: A Venezuelan man carrying a bag on his shoulders walks along the side of the highway outside of Bogota, Colombia. © Guillermo Legaria/Getty Images
Take Action
Let Asylum Seekers Work
When asylum seekers work, our communities don’t just grow—they flourish. Tell your member of Congress to support the bi-partisan House Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act (H.R. 1325) today.