Laws
These are the key legal documents (laws, decrees, political documents) that govern Venezuelan Amazonia and specifically prohibit mining in Protected Areas in Venezuela. Most importantly, the ORGANIC LAW OF THE FRESHWATER MEGARESERVE & BIODIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH OF THE ORINOCO & AMAZONIA (Sanctioned by the National Assembly on November 27, 2018) proposes a territorial reorganization in the entire Southern region of Venezuela – Bolivar and Amazonas state – and ratifies that all mining in the Arco Minero and in Protected Areas is illegal.
UN Human Rights report on Venezuela urges immediate measures to halt and remedy grave rights violations 2020
GENEVA (July 4, 2020) A UN human rights report published today urges the Government of Venezuela to take immediate, concrete measures to halt and remedy the grave violations of economic, social, civil, political and cultural rights documented in the country.
CIDH emite medidas cautelares a favor de miembros de los Pueblos Indígenas Yanomami y Ye'kwana
La solicitud presentada por la Asociación Hutukara Yanomami y el Conselho Nacional de Direitos Humanos se refiere a los miembros la Tierra Indígena Yanomami, constituida por 321 aldeas que incluyen pueblos de contacto reciente y algunos en aislamiento voluntario. Las personas beneficiarias se encontrarían en una situación especial de riesgo ante la pandemia de COVID-19.