A Venezuelan at the Twin Towers
Luisa Kislinger was working at the UN when the terrorist attack in New York happened. She was one of the last in the office when she answered a call: a Venezuelan mother was looking for help to find her son
The End of Innocence
MeToo has reached Venezuela, finally, with a frenzy of accusations in social media, the respective political deformations, and one suicide so far. The country has some days of long-delayed complicated conversations ahead
The Uneven Trajectory of Guaidó’s Diplomacy
The representatives of the caretaker president are critical to build and sustain the pressure on Maduro. But several complications muddle the always troubled waters of the ancient trade of international relations.
The Time Travel of Venezuelan Women
The Maduro regime is worse than negligent with women: it made them live again without the rights and securities they acquired during 20th century democracy
No Amount of Aid by the UN Can Replace the Unfulfilled Role of the State… But It Helps
Venezuela will receive 9 million dollars from the UN’s CERF. Nicolás denies there’s a crisis, but the UN isn’t blind. Might have taken them a long time and that amount will only go a little way considering how many people are suffering, but hey, hungry Venezuelans will get some relief.
Human Rights Watch Report Contradicts Chavismo with Hard Data
On the same day that chavismo said that Venezuela was the second South American country welcoming more immigrants, Human Rights Watch published a report preaching the hard truth about the horrid Venezuelan migrants crisis.
What Does the Latest OAS Report Really Mean?
A 400-page report commissioned by the OAS’ Secretary General sums up the horrors endured by arbitrarily detained Venezuelans. The one to blame: the Maduro government. What happens next? Will there be justice?
Mike Pence Condemns the Venezuelan Crisis in an OAS Permanent Council Session
In a special session this week, Mike Pence’s remarks on the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela became the strongest statement ever issued by an official in the region.
The Day we Dropped a Truth-Bomb at the Women in the World Summit
Astrid Cantor, Caracas Chronicles columnist, took to the global stage of the Women in the World Summit to share her experience as a woman and as a doctor struggling in this broken Venezuela.
Women’s Rights in Venezuela: a Hypocritical Mirage Called “Feminist Revolution”
On International Women’s Day, we examine chavismo calling themselves feminists. It’s like when they call themselves humanitarians: an outright lie.
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