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
- JANUARY 1, 2001VenezuelaDEATH 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 22, 2000VenezuelaDEATH PENALTY
Foreign Minister Jose Vicente Rangel has said the ministry...
Foreign Minister Jose Vicente Rangel has said the ministry was studying the court records on Posada Carriles to determine whether there were judicial grounds to request his extradition
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2000VenezuelaDEATH PENALTY
Fifty-one percent of the Venezuelans back the application...
Fifty-one percent of the Venezuelans back the application of death penalty in this country to reduce high crime rate, according to soundings by the Encuestadora Roxon polling firm
- APRIL 26, 2000VenezuelaDEATH PENALTY
Venezuela cosponsored and voted in favour of the resolution...
Venezuela cosponsored and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- MARCH 24, 2000VenezuelaDEATH PENALTY
President Hugo Chavez ruled out that the government...
President Hugo Chavez ruled out that the government planned to institute the death penalty or life sentence as a means of coping with this problem of spiralling crime
- MARCH 21, 2000VenezuelaDEATH PENALTY
Foreign Affairs minister Vale Rangel said the new Constitution,...
Foreign Affairs minister Vale Rangel said the new Constitution, which reflected the most recent developments in international human rights law, gave full effect to all the human rights instruments to which Venezuela was a party
- JANUARY 23, 2000VenezuelaDEATH PENALTY
President Hugo Chavez pledged to investigate reports...
President Hugo Chavez pledged to investigate reports of alleged human rights abuses in the aftermath of December 1999's devastating mudslides, charges he first dismissed as irresponsible
- JANUARY 19, 2000VenezuelaDEATH PENALTY
The Venezuelan government admitted that human rights...
The Venezuelan government admitted that human rights violations, including summary executions of looters by troops, might have occurred in the aftermath of the devastating mudslides
- JANUARY 15, 2000VenezuelaDEATH PENALTY
Human rights groups uncovered a series of executions...
Human rights groups uncovered a series of executions and beatings allegedly carried out by the Venezuelan military in an attempt to stop widespread looting in the wake of the deadly floods and mudslides that rocked Venezuela between December 17 and 30 Dec
- JANUARY 1, 2000VenezuelaDEATH PENALTY
Art. 58 of the Constitution states: "The right to life...
Art. 58 of the Constitution states: "The right to life is inviolable. Neither the law can provide for the death penalty, nor any authority put it into effect
- NOVEMBER 9, 1999VenezuelaDEATH PENALTY
On November 9, speaking at the Third Committee of the...
On November 9, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly, Venezuela's representative Carlos Bivero said his Government had made great progress in promoting human rights, as a result of a combination of national and international initiatives
- APRIL 28, 1999VenezuelaDEATH PENALTY
Venezuela was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the...
Venezuela was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28, 1999 (1999/61)