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Venezuela

Regional group:

Latin American & Caribbean Group

Council member:

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

2009-2010

2010-2011

2011-2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

Council Bureau membership:	–
Coordinator of regional group:	–
Voluntary financial contribution to OHCHR (2023) :

Other HRC positions:	–
OHCHR presence:	– Other
NHRI accreditation status:	B

National Mechanisms for Implementation, Reporting, and Follow-up (NMIRF): Standing - Inter-Ministerial

Engagement with the HRC

Principal sponsorship of HRC resolutions

Effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights: the activities of vulture funds ;Integrity of the judicial system; Renewal of the mandate of the open-ended intergovernmental working group to consider the possibility of elaborating an international regulatory framework on the regulation, monitoring and oversight of the activities of private military and security companies; The incompatibility between democracy and racism.

Voting record

Since it first became a member of the Council in 2013, Venezuela has (in the absence of consensus) voted against all resolutions tabled under item 4 (situations that require the Council’s attention), and country-specific resolutions under item 2 (the only exceptions are a 2017 resolution on Burundi, a 2020 resolution on Venezuela, and a 2021 resolution on the OPT - Venezuela voted in favour; it also joined consensus on a 2021 resolution on Myanmar). For item 7 resolutions (human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories), Venezuela has consistently voted in favour or joined consensus. On item 10 resolutions (capacity-building), Venezuela has joined consensus on all resolutions except for those on cooperation with Ukraine and Georgia (Venezuela voted against) and on the situation on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Venezuela voted in favour). For thematic resolutions dealing with civil and political rights Venezuela has generally joined consensus. Where there has been a vote, it has nearly always voted in favour. Notwithstanding, it abstained in a 2015 vote on human rights, democracy and rule of law, and a 2016 vote on human rights and transitional justice; and voted against resolutions including: peaceful protests, civil society space, ‘the world drug problem,’ and the protection of human rights while countering terrorism. For thematic resolutions dealing with economic, social and cultural rights, Venezuela has either joined consensus on, or has voted in favour of, all adopted texts.

HRC participation

During HRC general discussions, panel debates and interactive dialogues with the Special Procedures, during the past three years, either as an HRC member or not, the State has joined:

Regional
group statements

Average of statements for all countries: 98

Subregional
group statements

Average of statements for all countries: 46

Political group
statements

Average of statements for all countries: 109

Cross-regional
group statements

Average of statements for all countries: 61

Other joint
statements

Average of statements for all countries: 5

HRC member empty chair?

Overall, as a HRC member, has participated in more than 10% of panel discussions, general debates and interactive dialogues.

Cooperation with international human rights system

Special Procedures

Standing invitation

Communications responded to / received

Visits requests status

Completed
Invitation sent by the State not (yet) accepted by the SP
Accepted / date set
Visit request by the SP and not (yet) accepted by the State
Postponed / cancelled

Longest visit request not (yet) accepted by the State >
SR on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions (2006)

Treaty Bodies

Ratified

Reporting Status

Ratification status
Party Not Party
Individual complaint procedure accepted.
Reporting status

Submitted on time
Submitted late
Not applicable

On schedule
Overdue (outstanding)

CAT

ICCPR

CED

CEDAW

CERD

ICESCR

CRC

CRPD

Most overdue report

CAT
4 Years

OP-CAT

Ratified

NPM established

Universal Periodic Review

Reported

(2011, 2016)

Mid-term report

Level of delegation

Minister

Participation in other reviews
1^st cycle: 49 / 192

2^nd cycle: 147 / 192

Cooperation with the UN, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights

Cited in the Secretary General’s reports on 'alleged reprisals for cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights' (2010-2023)?

YES

Response to allegations from government concerned?
YES

Fulfilment of past voluntary pledges & commitments

Specific voluntary pledges: 25

Venezuela presented voluntary pledges and commitments in support of its candidature for membership for the period 2020-2022 on 6 September 2019.

Concrete, specific key pledges included: Cooperate with the General Assembly, the Council and its human rights mechanisms; contribute to international efforts to promote and protect human rights, through the provision of human resources and technical and financial support; Coordinate with the United Nations office in Venezuela and OHCHR; monitor commitments under and continue to engage with the Treaty Bodies and the UPR; continue to meet its obligations under the international human rights covenants and conventions; ensure the continued provision of, basic universal social security benefits for older persons, survivors, persons with disabilities, and those experiencing redundancy or unemployment; strengthen the social protection systems; ensure that Venezuelans are able to enjoy their human right to identity; advocate for the recognition of access to safe water as a human right at all levels; uphold the rights of persons deprived of liberty and foster their productive integration into society; strengthen the National Human Rights Council in order to allow it to process effectively and as quickly as possible allegations of human rights violations submitted by, inter alia, social movements and non-governmental organisations.

An analysis of steps taken by Venezuela in fulfilment of its international level pledges shows that Venezuela is yet to accept most Special Procedures visit requests, although it has responded to almost 80% of all communications received. Of its periodic reports under the seven treaties to which it is a party, Venezuela has three overdue reports and the other four were submitted late. Venezuela has not made a voluntary financial contribution to OHCHR.

Venezuela

Latin American & Caribbean Group

Engagement with the HRC

Principal sponsorship of HRC resolutions

Voting record

HRC participation

HRC member empty chair?

Cooperation with international human rights system

Special Procedures

Standing invitation

Communications responded to / received

Visits requests status

Treaty Bodies

Ratified

Reporting Status

Universal Periodic Review

Participation in other reviews 1st cycle: 49 / 192

2nd cycle: 147 / 192

Cooperation with the UN, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights

Fulfilment of past voluntary pledges & commitments

Specific voluntary pledges: 25

Participation in other reviews
1^st cycle: 49 / 192

2^nd cycle: 147 / 192