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The aim of this Guide is to provide a brief introduction to human rights and sustainable development issues in Venezuela
04/21/2008
Venezuelan presidentti Hugo Chavez on ottanut valtion hallintaan maan suurimman terästehtaan. Tehtaan työläiset olivat vaatineet kansallistamista kiisteltyään kuukausia työnantajan kanssa palkoista ja eläkkeistä.
Read moreFrom: Trade Union News from Finland Related: [Corporations] [Labor] |
04/09/2008
CARACAS, Apr 8 (IPS) - Trawl fishing is on its way out in Venezuela, amid demonstrations by artisanal fisherfolk who support the new law as amended by President Hugo Chavez.
Read moreFrom: Inter Press Service (IPS) Related: [Governance] [Oceans] [Labor] [Food] [Fisheries] Image: Fishing boats off the coast of Choroni, Venezuela. © Taz etc. (flickr)
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03/14/2008
Daniel Wilkinson wades past the Caracas-Washington 'mudslinging' and invokes Venezuela's past experience with representative democracy -- "a disaster" -- to interpret the coexistence of Chávez's "authoritarian tendencies," enormous popularity, and "Bolivarian" movement.
Read moreFrom: The Nation Magazine Related: [United States] Image: Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez. © North American Congress on Latin America
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03/06/2008
As diplomatic and military tensions between Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela rise, Forrest Hylton delves into the complex relationships between Colombian President Uribe and his political allies, the right-wing paramilitaries, Chávez, and the FARC.
Read moreFrom: North American Congress on Latin America Related: [Colombia] [Ecuador] Image: Colombian President Álvaro Uribe. © Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep
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12/19/2007
Gabriel Hetland explains that the recent referendum raises more questions than answers about Venezuelan public opinion and the future of President Hugo Chavez.
Read moreFrom: North American Congress on Latin America |
12/04/2007
Venezuelan presidentti Hugo Chávez tunnusti tappionsa perustuslain uudistamisesta järjestetyssä kansanäänestyksessä, mutta sanoi uudistusohjelmansa olevan edelleen elossa. Presidentin valtaa kasvattava ja sosiaalisia uudistuksia sisältävä esitys hävisi äänestyksessä niukasti.
Read moreFrom: UnMundo América Latina Related: [Politics] Image: Hugo Chávez äänestämässä kansanäänestyksessä © Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep
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11/14/2007
President Chavez of Venezuela faces the most serious threat since the 2002 military coup, with violent street demonstrations by privileged university students leading to major street battles in Caracas, says James Petras.
Read moreFrom: Share The World's Resources |
11/05/2007
"The [widespread] recognition that Washington's economic policies and institutions have failed miserably in Latin America" explains the continental leaders' decision to open a development "Bank of the South," says Mark Weisbrot.
Read moreFrom: North American Congress on Latin America Related: [South America] [United States] Image: The establishment of a Latin American development back was initially proposed by Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez. © North American Congress on Latin America
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11/01/2007
Venezuelan presidentin Hugo Chávezin ajama perustuslain muutos on saanut opiskelijat pääkaupungin Caracasin kaduille. Perustuslain uudistus lisäisi presidentin valtaa.
Read moreFrom: Suomen IPS Related: [Law] Image: -
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10/24/2007
Presidentti Hugo Chávezin vaatima ja Venezuelan parlamentin tässä kuussa käsittelemä perustuslain uudistus on taka-askel ihmisoikeuksille Venezuelassa, varoittavat ihmisoikeusjärjestöt ja Venezuelan oppositio.
Read moreFrom: UnMundo América Latina Related: [Human Rights] Image: -
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10/16/2007
An examination of four local newspapers published from 2003-2007 has revealed that over 1,000 Venezuelans faced economic, political, and free speech intimidation based on their membership or participation in groups not aligned with the government.
Read moreFrom: El Universal |
08/29/2007
Steve Ellner looks at the successes and failures of some of the key policies advanced by the pioneer of "21st century socialism," looking particularly at Hugo Chavez's state-endorsed workers cooperatives and his initiative to eliminate illiteracy.
Read moreFrom: In These Times Image: Chavez supporters cross a newly built bridge. © In These Times
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08/21/2007
Following a deal between London Mayor Ken Livingstone and the Venezuelan oil company PetrÓleos de Venezuela Europa, a scheme was launched yesterday which will give half-priced bus travel to up to 250,000 low-income Londoners.
Read moreFrom: Mayor of London Related: [United Kingdom] Image: Livingstone: "London and Venezuela will be exchanging those things in which they are rich to the mutual benefit of both."
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05/30/2007
In what a leading rights group[ has called "a politically motivated decision," the Venezuela government has decided not to renew a license for the only commercial television station in the country that has remained strongly critical of the government.
Read moreFrom: Human Rights Watch |
04/09/2007
La escasez de alimentos ha dejado a muchos venezolanos sin productos básicos como carne de res, pollo, leche y azúcar. Representantes de la industria alimentaria responsabilizan de ello al control de precios y a la elevada inflación, pero el presidente Hugo Chávez acusa a esos mismos grupos empresariales de acaparamiento y especulación.
Read moreFrom: Noticias Aliadas / Latinamerica Press Related: [Food] [Economy] Image: Bandera de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela
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04/04/2007
Sotilastaustainen presidentti Chávez on sanonut rakentavansa uuden kurinalaisuudessaan armeijaa muistuttavan vallankumouspuolueen. "Kasarmeilla kukaan ei pullikoi määräyksiä vastaan”, oppositiojohtaja Teodoro Petkoff varoittaa.
Read moreFrom: Suomen IPS Related: [Democracy] [Governance] Image: Presidentti Chavez
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03/05/2007
Esta campaña internacional se inició en el 4to Foro Social Mundial por la Alianza Internacional de Habitantes, organización social que agrupa a movimientos de todo el mundo, y tiene como propósito erradicar los desalojos forzosos que amenazan a más de 700 millones de personas.
Read moreFrom: ADITAL, Agencia de Información Fray Tito para América Latina Related: [Shelter & Housing] [Human Rights] [Civil Society] |
02/17/2007
El premio Nobel de Economía 2001, Joseph Stiglitz, dijo este viernes que la nacionalización de empresas anunciada por el presidente venezolano Hugo Chávez no debe generar temores, pues en muchos países -incluso Estados Unidos- hay empresas estatales que funcionan mejor que las privadas.
Read moreFrom: Diario CoLatino Related: [Development] [Economy] [Trade] Image: Bandera de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela
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01/19/2007
El gobierno de Venezuela no es el presidente Hugo Chávez. El fenómeno “chavista” es realmente un movimiento amplio y popular que tiene el apoyo de millones de venezolanos y varias organizaciones de izquierda reunidos en el Movimiento V República (MVR).
Read moreFrom: Bandera Roja Related: [Puerto Rico] [Development] [Politics] Image: Bandera de Venezuela © Fòrum Barcelona 2004
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01/04/2007
Vuosi sitten Joululahja lähetystyölle -keräys suunnattiin Venezuelaan ja Kolumbiaan. Santa Teresan kaupungin lapset Venezuelassa saivat oman kokoontumistilan. Vuoden 2005 Joululahja lähetystyölle -keräys tuotti 271 377 euroa. Osa varoista käytettiin talon ostoon. Rahaa tarvitaan myös itse toimintaan tulevien vuosien aikana.
Read moreFrom: Suomen Lähetysseura Related: [Colombia] [Children] [International Cooperation] Image: Veljekset Santa Teresasta, Venezuelasta
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