Changing Venezuela’s Amnesty Law to Address Decades of Repression
The new law is meant to release certain detainees, but relies on the very institutions that sustained repression and refuses to acknowledge victims
Tag: Amnesty Law
Hostage Politics Masquerading as Amnesty
After lots of pressure and little debate, an insufficient Amnesty Law was approved unanimously by Delcy's National Assembly
Venezuela Needs Real Reconciliation, Not Symbolic Gestures
The amnesty law though which Delcy and Jorge Rodríguez seek to simulate a political opening does more to shield repressors than to deliver justice
When Chavismo Whispers an Apology
The discussion of the Amnesty Law takes place while Venezuelans still have an open wound. Rodríguez brings old scars into the discussion
Guaidó’s Amnesty Offer: Smart Politics, No Details
Caretaker President Juan Guaidó is putting an offer of amnesty for security personnel who back him at the center of his discourse. But as a legal text, his Amnesty Bill is seriously undercooked.
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