Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

Venezuela: UN report urges accountability for crimes against humanity
16 September 2020
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• Investigate gross violations of human rights, including extrajudicial executions, enforced disappearances, arbitrary detention, torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, including those involving sexual and gender-based violence, committed since 2014;
• Help to combat impunity and ensure full accountability for perpetrators and justice for victims;
• Present oral updates on its work during an interactive dialogues at the 46th and 49th sessions of the Council
• Prepare written reports on its findings to be presented to the Council during interactive dialogues at its 48th and 51st sessions.

​The Mission invites interested individuals, groups and organizations to submit information and/or documents relevant to its mandate.

In particular, the Fact-Finding Mission is interested in receiving information related to alleged cases of extrajudicial executions, enforced disappearances, arbitrary detentions and torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, including sexual or gender-based violence, perpetrated since 2014 in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, as per Human Rights Council resolution 42/25.

Deadline: 31 May 2020

• Marta Valiñas (Chair)
  
• Francisco Cox Vial
  
• Paul Seils
  

• Human Rights Council Resolution A/HRC/RES/45/20 on the situation of human rights in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (mandate extension)
• Report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela - A/HRC/45/33 (advance unedited version)
  16 September 2020
  Unofficial Spanish version
• Detailed findings of the Independent International Fact Finding Mission on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela - A/HRC/45/CRP.11
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  16 September 2020

Correspondence

• Letter from the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission dated 4 September 2020
• Letter from the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission dated 7 August 2020
• Letter from the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission dated 21 July 2020
• Letter from the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission dated 2 June 2020
• Letter from the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission dated 14 May 2020 (Addendum)
• Letter from the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission dated 3 March 2020
• Letter from the Independent International Fact-Finding mission dated 14 January 2020
• Human Rights Council Resolution A/HRC/RES/42/25 on the situation of human rights in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

Council extends mandate of the Venezuela Fact-Finding Mission for two years, until September 2022
6 october 2020
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Venezuela: UN report urges accountability for crimes against humanity
16 September 2020
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Council closes forty-second regular session, establishes a fact-finding mission on Venezuela
27 September 2019
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Webcast (video)

President of Human Rights Council appoints Members of Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela
2 December 2019
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Statement of Ms Marta Valiñas, Chair of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, at the 45th Human Rights Council session
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23 September 2020

Press conferenceopening remarks by the members of Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
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16 September 2020