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United Nations special rapporteur, Alena Douhan, during her speech at the 48th session of the UN Human Rights Council. Photo courtesy of RedRadioVE.

UN Rapporteur Denounces Negative Impact of Sanctions on Venezuelan People

September 16, 2021 Ana Perdigón Alena Douhan, collective punishment, COVID-19, crimes against humanity, Felix Plasencia, UN Special Rapporteur, US and European sanctions, Venezuela

The special rapporteur of the United Nations (UN), Alena Douhan, confirmed on Wednesday, September 15, that illegal sanctions and blockades

Cancer patients receiving chemotherapy.File photo.

International News

UN Experts Denounce ‘Devastating Consequences’ of the Blockade on Venezuelan Cancer Patients (Deaths of 14 Children Including 3 Babies)

July 22, 2021 José Manuel Blanco Diaz Alena Douhan, babies, cancer, Children, CITGO, collective punishment, crimes against humanity, Human Rights, Livingstone Sewanyana, Nils Melzer, Obiora Okafor, over compliance, PDVSA, Saad Alfarargi, Simon Bolivar Foundation, Tlaleng Mofokeng, transplanted organs, UN Special Rapporteur, unilateral coercive measures, united nations, US and European blockade, US and European sanctions

Six human rights experts of the United Nations (UN) have raised the issue of the devastating impact of the blockade

International News

Illegal Sanctions Affect the Entire Venezuelan Population – Latest Últimas Noticias Survey

April 25, 2021April 25, 2021 orinocotribune Alena Douhan, CEPR, crimes against humanity, Datanalisis, francisco rodriguez, Jeffrey Sachs, Mark Weisbrot, Nicaragua, Pasqualina Curcio, regime change, Sanctions affect all Venezuelans, sanctions kill, Sandinismo, survey, Ultimas Noticias, UN Special Rapporteur, US and European blockade, US decline, US Sanctions, Venezuela

It is well known around the world that the United States, together with the European Union, maintains a policy of

Featured image: President Biden signing executive orders last February at the White House, with Vice President Kamala Harris. Photo: Evan Vucci/Associated Press

International News US/Canada

Venezuela Rejects Biden’s Renewal of US Executive Order to Suffocate Venezuelans (Communiqué)

March 4, 2021 orinocotribune Alena Douhan, communique, crimes against humanity, Joe Biden, Jorge Arreaza, Obama, republicans and democrats are the same, Trump, UN Special Rapporteur, us blockade, US Sanctions

This Wednesday, March 3, Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza announced through his Twitter account that Venezuela rejects the renewal of the

Latin America and ALBA-TCP Opinion

The Illegal Blockade of Venezuela and the Anti-Blockade Law

February 28, 2021 Vijay Prashad Alena Douhan, crime against humanity, eu sanctions, illegal blockade, Manolo De Los Santos, UN Human Rights Council, UN Special Rapporteur, Vijay Prashad

By Vijay Prashad, Manolo De Los Santos – February 25, 2021 Despite an unrelenting, suffocating blockade on Venezuela, the country has

News Solidarity and Social Movements

European Movements Close Ranks in Solidarity with Venezuela

February 28, 2021February 28, 2021 orinocotribune Alena Douhan, Europe, European Solidarity Network with the Bolivarian Revolution, European Union, illegal sanctions, Solidarity, UN Special Rapporteur, Venezuela

Social and political movements that make up the European Solidarity Network with Venezuela expressed their rejection of the measures of

Featured image: German MP Andrej Hunko of the Die Linke party (Photo: Michael Kappeler / DPA).

Europe International News

‘EU Must Bet on Cooperation and Not on Sanctions’: Die Linke

February 26, 2021 orinocotribune Alena Douhan, Andrej Hunko, crimes against humanity, European Union, Germany, Human Rights, illegal sanctions, Isabel Brilhante, UN Special Rapporteur

This Thursday, February 25, 2021, Deputy Andrej Hunko of the Die Linke party participated in the debate on the 2021

Featured image: This Saturday, February 20, a concert was organized in Caracas to demand the liberation of Venezuelan diplomatic envoy. Photo courtesy of @justiceAlexSaab.

Africa International News

Alex Saab: I’ve Been Tortured and Denied Medical Attention (Interview)

February 22, 2021 orinocotribune Alena Douhan, Alex Saab, cancer, Cape Verde, diplomatic envoy, diplomatic immunity, ECOWAS, house arrest, human rights violations, international law, torture, UN Special Rapporteur, us puppet country

The Venezuelan diplomatic agent Alex Saab denounced his treatment in an interview with the Cape Verde’s major media outlet. Saab,

Featured image: Rodrigo Cabezas, former deputy Guaido and former Marea Socialista Nicmer Evans in a meeting days after Guaido's self appointing himself as "interim president," then they call themselve "critical Chavismo." In that meeting also participated Gonzalo Gomez (Aporrea), Hector Navarro (former minister), Olly Millan (former minister) and Edgar Lander (liberal intellectual). File photo.

News Politics

Heavy Public Opinion Response to Letter Criticizing President Maduro by Former Finance Minister Rodrigo Cabezas,

February 17, 2021 orinocotribune Alena Douhan, Aporrea.org, critical chavismo, Enrique Capriles, Human Rights, marea socialista, Mario SIlva, Nicmer Evans, President Maduro, PROVEA, Rodrigo Cabezas, Trotskyites, UN Special Rapporteur, us blockade, US Sanctions

Rodrigo Cabezas, the former Venezuelan Finance Minister under Hugo Chávez, who betrayed the revolutionary ranks years back, published a letter

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News Politics

US-Financed NGO PROVEA Downplays Damaging Effects of Sanctions on Venezuela

February 15, 2021 orinocotribune Alena Douhan, British Embassy, Ford Foundation, George Soros, Human Rights, Mision Verdad, NED, NGO for Imperialism and Regime Change, Open Society Foundation, PROVEA, UK, UN Special Rapporteur, us blockade, US Sanctions, Venezuela

Last Friday, February 12, Venezuelan NGO Education-Action Program on Human Rights (PROVEA) sparked controversy on social networks, as it justified

Sanctions Kill according to the US Special Rapporteur on Venezuela

International Opinion

Key Points of UN Special Rapporteur’s Preliminary Report on Venezuela

February 14, 2021February 23, 2021 Misión Verdad Alena Douhan, crimes against humanity, death of international law, Human Rights, UN Special Rapporteur, unilateral coercive measures, united nations, us blockade, US decline, US Sanctions, Venezuela

By Mision Verdad – Feb 13, 2021 Alena Douhan, a Special Rapporteur on human rights for the United Nations (UN),

A first batch of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine , against COVID-19 , arrived this Saturday at the Maiquetía International Airport, which serves Caracas , on a plane from Moscow of the Venezuelan state airline Conviasa, as part of the contract established between Venezuela and Russia for ten million doses. Photo courtesy of: EFE

Health-Education-Sport-Culture-Technology News

First Batch of Russian Sputnik-V Vaccine Arrives in Venezuela

February 14, 2021 orinocotribune Alena Douhan, Carlos Alvarado, conviasa, Delcy Rodríguez, Jorge Arreaza, mass vaaccination, Russia, Sputnik V, UN Special Rapporteur, us blockade, US Sanctions, vaccines, Venezuela

This Saturday, February 13, the Executive Vice President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, attended the arrival in Venezuela of the first

Featured image: Alena Douhan, UN Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures (Photo: AFP).

International News

UN Special Rapporteur Urges US to Lift the Blockade Against Venezuela

February 13, 2021 orinocotribune Alena Douhan, Bank of England, Citi Bank, crimes against humanity, eu sanctions, Human Rights, lift the sanctions, Nobo Bank, UN Special Rapporteur, unfreeze Venezuelan bank accounts abroad, united nations, us blockade, US Sanctions, Venezuela

The Special Rapporteur of the United Nations (UN) on the effects of sanctions on human rights, Alena Douhan, held a

Featured image: President Maduro met with UN Special Rapporteur on the Effects of Sanctions on Human Rights. Photo courtesy of Prensa Presidencial.

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President Maduro Meets with UN Rapporteur on Sanctions and Human Rights

February 12, 2021 orinocotribune Alena Douhan, Human Rights, President Maduro, UN, UN Special Rapporteur, us blockade, US Sanctions, Venezuela

On Thursday, February 11, the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, held a meeting with the Special Rapporteur of the United

Featured image: Special UN Rapporteur on the impact of Sanctions on Human Rights, Alena Douhan met with the president of the CNE, Indira Alfonzo.

International News

UN Special Rapporteur for Effects of Sanctions on Human Rights Meets with Venezuela’s CNE Authorities

February 10, 2021 orinocotribune Alena Douhan, CNE, crimes against humanity, Human Rights, ICC, Indira alfonzo, International Criminal Court, UN Special Rapporteur, us blockade, US Sanctions, Venezuela

This Tuesday, February 9, 2021, the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on the impact of Sanctions on Human Rights, Alena

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