U.S. Department
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Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Citizenship and Country Documents
US Government Reports
- State Department - Country Documents
Foreign Government Reports
- Canada Responses to Information Requests
- ZZZ201329.E - Colombia and Venezuela: Access for Venezuelans to obtain legal residency status in Colombia, including rights and obligations of residency (2021–January 2023) - Jan 2023
- ZZZ201371.E - Chile and Venezuela: Access for Venezuelans to obtain legal residency status in Chile, including rights and obligations of residency (2021–January 2023) - Jan. 2023
- VEN101087.FE - Obtaining permanent resident status and the rights associated with that status (2005 - February 2006) - March 2006
- VEN101126.FE - Procedures required for a person married to a Venezuelan to obtain Venezuelan citizenship; whether steps can be taken outside Venezuela or whether the person married to the Venezuelan must be living in Venezuela when applying for citizenship; personal documents that must be submitted during the procedures; the freedom of the Venezuelan authorities to accept or reject an application (2005 - February 2006) - Feb. 2006
- VEN100306.E - Documentation required and procedures to be followed by a parent wishing to travel abroad with a minor child in the absence, or without the consent, of the second parent (2003-July 2005) - July 2005
US Government Reports
- Department of Labor
- Congressional Research Reports
- Child Soldiers Prevention Act: Security Assistance Restrictions - Oct. 2023
Foreign Government Reports
- Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
- VEN41656.E - Government organization for the protection of minors, specifically in cases of sexual exploitation, and the way in which a person can report to authorities a case of sexual exploitation (i.e. using minors for pornographic videos)2003. - June 2003
Non Government Reports
- Coalition to stop the use of Child Soldiers - Child Soldiers Global Report - 2008
Foreign Government Reports
- Canada Immigration and Refugee Board (RIRs)
- VEN105297.E Venezuela: Police corruption at the Pariaguán municipal police station in the Miranda district; police corruption at the Freites municipal police station, including in connection to the Director (2014-August 2015) - Aug. 2015
Non-Government Organization Reports
- International Crisis Group
- Containing the Shock Waves from Venezuela - Mar. 2018
- InSight Crime
Venezuela: A Mafia State? - June 2018
Foreign Government Reports
- Canada Responses to Information Request (RIRs)
- VEN201330.E - Venezuela: Availability of health care, including for persons with disabilities and older persons; treatment of persons with disabilities and older persons within the healthcare system (2021–January 2023) - Feb.2023
Foreign Government Reports
- Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
- VEN43006.E - Venezuela: The results of the recall referendum and any reports of violence that may have occurred during or after the referendum (15 August 2004-15 September 2004) - Sept. 2004
Intergovernmental Organization Reports
- European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA)
- Venezuela Country Focus - Nov. 2023
Non-Government Organization Reports
- Election Guide - Recent Elections
- International Crisis Group
- Navigating Venezuela’s Political Deadlock: The Road to Elections - Aug. 2023
Non-Government Organization Reports
- Minority Rights Group International - State of the Worlds Minorities - 2016
- Minority Rights Group International: Peoples Under Threat - 2020
- World Directory of Minorities - Overview
Non-Government Organization Reports
- World Directory of Minorities - Waro and Karina
- World Directory of Minorities - Wayuu'
Foreign Government Reports
- Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
- VEN100186.E - Venezuela: Domestic violence, including legislation, recourse and services available to victims (2003-June 2005). - July 2005
Non-Government Organization Reports
- Amnesty International Profiles
- Unprotected in Ecuador: Venezuelan refugee women survivors of gender-based violence - Nov. 2022
US Government Reports
- State Department Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010
- Congressional Research Service
- Venezuela: Background and U.S. Policy - June 2018
- Venezuela: The Venezuela Regional Humanitarian Crisis and COVID-19 - Sept 2020
- Venezuela: Political Crisis and U.S. Policy - April 2022
Intergovernmental Organization Reports
- European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA)
- Venezuela Country Focus - Nov. 2023
Non-Government Organization Reports
- Amnesty International
- Americas: Regularization and protection: International obligations for the protection of Venezuelan nationals - Sept. 2023
- Venezuela: Continuing grave human rights violations reinforce the need for maintaining scrutiny by international accountability mechanisms - July 2023 (PDF)
- Amnesty International Report 2022/23: The state of the world’s human rights - Mar. 2023
- Curaçao: Little improvement in the Protection of Venezuelans - Feb. 2023
- Human Rights Lose Whilest Impunity Prevails - July 2021
- Welcome Venezuela - 2019
- Authorities must free human rights defender Orlando Moreno - April 2021
- Freedom House
- Human Rights Watch
- International Crisis Group
- Containing the Shock Waves from Venezuela. March 2018
- Norwegian Refugee Council
- The world's most neglected displacement crises in 2022 - May 2023
Foreign Government Reports
- Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
- VEN101085.FE - Venezuela: Description of organized crime or its operations; whether the government has taken measures against organized crime; measures taken by the government to guarantee the safety of witnesses to crimes (2004 - February 2006) - March 2006
Intergovernmental Organization Reports
- European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA)
- Venezuela Country Focus - Nov. 2023
Non-Government Organization Reports
- Amnesty International
- Human Rights Watch
- The Guerrillas Are the Police - Jan 2020
- International Crisis Group
- Venezuela: Edge of the Precipice - June 2016
US Government Reports
- CIA - Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Political Crisis and U.S. Policy - Aug. 2023
- Venezuela: Issues for the 118th Congress - Feb. 2023
- Venezuela: U.S. Indictment of Top Venezuelan Officials - April 2020
- Venezuela: International Efforts to Resolve the Political Crisis - May 2021
Foreign Government Reports
- Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
- VEN201808.E: Treatment of suspected whistleblowers and former government employees by authorities and pro-government groups (colectivos; circulos bolivarianos); whether current government employees are required to participate in activities promoting state policies and politicians, including those organized by pro-government groups; the treatment of individuals who refuse to participate (2022–February 2024) - March 2024
- VEN201518.E: The Democratic Action (Acción Democrática, AD) political party, including ideology, objectives, structure, factions, procedure to become a member, key positions, and leadership, particularly in Trujillo state; whether membership cards and proof of membership letters are issued; treatment of members by authorities (2020–July 2023) - March 2024
- VEN201809.E: The Justice First (Primero Justicia, PJ) [also known as Movimiento Primero Justicia (MPJ)] political party, including treatment of party members by the authorities; its structure and leadership; its membership procedure, including membership cards, their content, appearance, and issuing authority (2022-February 2024) - Mar. 2024
Intergovernmental Organization Reports
- European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA)
- Venezuela Country Focus - Nov. 2023
Foreign Government Reports
- Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
VEN106031.FE Venezuela: Treatment by the authorities and pro-government groups of failed refugee claimants who return to the country (2016-December 2017). Jan. 2018
Intergovernmental Organization Reports
- European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA)
- Venezuela Country Focus - Nov. 2023
Non-Government Organization Reports
- Amnesty International Profiles
- International Crisis Group
US Government Reports
- State Department International Religious Freedom Report - 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, July - Dec. 2010, 2010
- United States Commission on International Religious Freedom - 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013
Intergovernmental Organization Reports
- European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA)
- Venezuela Country Focus - Nov. 2023
Foreign Government Reports
- Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
- VEN200954.E - Venezuela: Pro-government groups (also known as colectivos), including the Tupamaros [also known as the Revolutionary Tupamaros Movement (Movimiento Revolucionario Tupamaro, MRT)]; their areas of operation, objectives, activities, and relationship with the government, including instances of collusion; whether these groups operate under a unified command and the nature of cooperation among the different cells throughout the country (2021–January 2023) - Feb. 2023
Intergovernmental Organization Reports
- European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA)
- Venezuela Country Focus - Nov. 2023
- European Asylum Support Office (EASO)
- COI Query - Venezuela - Activities of the Bolivarian militia - April 2023
1. Information on whether members of the Bolivarian Militia can simultaneously work in a public enterprise, while keeping the militia position
1.1. Background information on the Bolivarian Militia.
2. Information on whether tasks of the members of the Bolivarian Militia include training of the colectivos members, especially regarding their treatment of protesters.
3. Information on consequences for members of the Bolivarian Militia who have refused to obey orders.
US Government Reports
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Oil Market Effects from U.S. Economic Sanctions: Iran, Russia, Venezuela - Feb. 2020
Foreign Government Reports
- Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
- VEN42695.FE - Venezuela: Current situation of employees of the state oil company Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) who were discharged following their participation in strikes during December 2002 and April 2003; work reintegration; access to the public service and the private sector; whether private companies are instructed not to hire workers fired by PDVSA; remedies undertaken by unions to reinstate strikers in their former positions; whether strikers are targeted by harassment. - May 2004
Non-Government Organization Reports
Foreign Government Reports
- Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
- VEN101127.FE - Venezuela: Whether Colombian guerrillas are present in Venezuela and whether they are involved in kidnappings, particularly in Caracas and in other cities, or in the eastern part of the country; measures taken by the Venezuelan authorities against the guerrillas (2004 - February 2006) - Feb 2006
Non Government Reports
US Government Reports
- Trafficking in Persons Report - Venezuela - 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001
US Government Reports
- State Department Country Reports on Terrorism - 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016
- Congressional Research Service
- Latin America - Terrorism Issues - Dec. 2016
Non-Government Organization Reports
- Human Rights Watch - Crackdown on Dissent: Brutality, Torture, and Political Persecution in Venezuela - Nov. 2017
Updated October 8, 2024