Venezuela: Cancellation of the passports of several human rights defenders and arbitrary detention of one of them (joint communication)

The following is based on a written communication from the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders and other UN experts. The communication was sent to the Government of Venezuela on 19 December 2024 and was recently made public. The communication remained confidential for 60 days, during which the Government was expected to respond. Regrettably, the Government did not respond during this period. If a response is received, i…