The ''Venezuelan Education-Action Program on Human Rights'' or PROVEA ( es, Programa Venezolano de Educación-Acción en Derechos Humanos) is one of the most prominent
Venezuela
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human rights organizations. According to the
United Nations Human Rights Council
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, PROVEA "is an independent and autonomous non- governmental organization, which aims to promote and defend human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights".
History
PROVEA was founded on 15 October 1988 by , a former
Amnesty International
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employee, Dianorah Contramaestre, a Christian community worker and Raúl Cubas, a former detainee of the Argentine dictatorship.
Reception
In a 1993 work published by
Human Rights Watch
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titled ''Human Rights in Venezuela'', PROVEA was recognized for creating "training programs for human rights activists throughout the country".
In 2010 PROVEA was awarded the
John Humphrey Freedom Award The John Humphrey Freedom Award was presented annually by the Canadians, Canadian human rights group Rights & Democracy, to an organization or individual from any country or region of the world for exceptional achievement in the promotion of human r ...
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President
Hugo Chávez
Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías (; 28 July 1954 – 5 March 2013) was a Venezuelan politician who was president of Venezuela from 1999 until his death in 2013, except for a brief period in 2002. Chávez was also leader of the Fifth Republ ...
stated that "PROVEA is an institution that I know, with which we share the defense of human rights, they are in favor of our rights and our families".
José Miguel Vivanco, the Director of
Human Rights Watch
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in the Americas said that "PROVEA is one of the most prestigious organizations in the region. It is an honor for us to work together with them".
See also
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Foro Penal
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Un Mundo Sin Mordaza Un Mundo Sin Mordaza is a human rights NGO headquartered in Venezuela. The organization coordinates global activities within Venezuela and with the Venezuelan diaspora, including protests and media drives such as the SOS Venezuela campaign. Venez ...
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Venezuelan Observatory of Social Conflict
The Venezuelan Observatory of Social Conflict (Spanish: ''Observatorio Venezolano de Conflictividad Social'', OVCS) is a Venezuelan non-governmental organization that was founded in 2010 which focuses on promoting human rights and studying social ...
References
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External links
Official website
Organizations established in 1988
Human rights organizations based in Venezuela
2014 Venezuelan protests
2017 Venezuelan protests