Venezuela
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- federal republic
- CONSTITUTION
- December 30, 1999
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- open;
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, National Assembly
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court of Justice
RELIGIONS
96% Catholics, 2% Protestants, 2% others
From the country
- MARCH 22, 2004VenezuelaDEATH PENALTY
The streets of the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, saw...
The streets of the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, saw large-scale political demonstrations as the opposition took to the streets to demand respect for human rights
- APRIL 24, 2003VenezuelaDEATH PENALTY
Venezuela was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the...
Venezuela was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights, in Geneva
- JANUARY 1, 2003VenezuelaDEATH PENALTY
In 1863 Venezuela formally abolished the death penalty,...
In 1863 Venezuela formally abolished the death penalty, making it the first modern state to do so
- NOVEMBER 5, 2002VenezuelaDEATH PENALTY
After that some 2 million signatures have been handed...
After that some 2 million signatures have been handed in, Venezuelan jurists and academics debated whether a referendum can be held asking if the president should resign and, if held, what its effect might be
- APRIL 25, 2002VenezuelaDEATH PENALTY
Venezuela was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution...
Venezuela was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- MARCH 1, 2002VenezuelaDEATH PENALTY
In the 2000-2001 period, 392 people were executed in...
In the 2000-2001 period, 392 people were executed in Venezuela by police or state security agents, the National Ombudsman's Office said in a report
- JANUARY 1, 2002VenezuelaDEATH PENALTY
In 1863 Venezuela formally abolished the death penalty,...
In 1863 Venezuela formally abolished the death penalty, making it the first modern state to do so
- DECEMBER 25, 2001VenezuelaDEATH PENALTY
The Venezuelan government formally requested that Panama...
The Venezuelan government formally requested that Panama extradite a Cuban man, Luis Posada Carriles, accused of blowing up a Cubana Aviacion airliner in 1976 shortly after take-off from Barbados
- DECEMBER 20, 2001VenezuelaDEATH PENALTY
The Venezuelan Supreme Court (TSJ) approved a request...
The Venezuelan Supreme Court (TSJ) approved a request for the extradition of alleged anti-Castro terrorist Luis Posada Carriles, who is jailed in Panama on charges of conspiring to kill the Cuban leader
- APRIL 25, 2001VenezuelaDEATH PENALTY
Venezuela was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the...
Venezuela was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- FEBRUARY 26, 2001VenezuelaDEATH PENALTY
According to a report released by the U
According to a report released by the U
- FEBRUARY 13, 2001VenezuelaDEATH PENALTY
Extra-judicial killings and arbitrary detentions in...
Extra-judicial killings and arbitrary detentions in Venezuela rose by 68 percent from January to September 2000, compared to the same period in 1999, PROVEA said Raul Cubas human rights group PROVEA's Coordinator-General