In this new episode we talk about the current situation in the Orinoco Mining Arc. Cristina Burelli, social entrepreneur, founder and executive director of V5Initiative and one of the founders of the advocacy group SOS Orinoco, joins us to delve into this issue.

On this occasion, we asked Cristina about the repeated complaints of human rights violations in the South of the Orinoco River, the presence of illegal armed groups that exercise violence in the area, the reality of the indigenous peoples who live there, the havoc caused by illegal mining, among other relevant issues.

In our fourth episode we talk with Sara Fernández about the differential impact of the Complex Humanitarian Emergency on Venezuelan women and girls. Sara is a Venezuelan lawyer, consultant in International Law and Human Rights; Advocacy Coordinator of the NGO Center for Justice and Peace (CEPAZ) and a specialist in justice and gender issues.

In this new edition of Venezuela 101, Sara Fernández explains some details about femicides in Venezuela, the impact of the refugee and migrant crisis on women, sexual and reproductive rights in the country, as well as the situation women and girls are experiencing in the South of the Orinoco, among other important topics.

En este episodio especial en español escucharemos a dos invitadas citar algunos puntos clave del informe de la Misión Independiente de Determinación de los Hechos para la República Bolivariana de Venezuela, publicado durante el mes de septiembre y que abarca en dos temas prioritarios: crímenes de lesa humanidad cometidos a través de estructuras e individuos pertenecientes a los servicios de inteligencia del Estado; y situación de los derechos humanos en la región del Arco Minero del Orinoco.

Esta Misión fue establecida por el Consejo de Derechos Humanos de la ONU en septiembre de 2019, con el fin de evaluar presuntas violaciones de los derechos humanos cometidas en Venezuela desde el año 2014.

In this episode we will listen to two guests quote some relevant points from the report of the Independent Fact-Finding Mission on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, which focuses on two priority issues: crimes against humanity committed through structures and individuals belonging to the State intelligence services; and the human rights situation in the Arco Minero del Orinoco region.

This Mission was established by the Human Rights Council of the United Nations in September 2019, in order to evaluate alleged human rights violations committed in Venezuela since 2014.

In our first episode, Tamara Taraciuk, Deputy Director of the Americas Division of Human Rights Watch, joins us to talk about the Human Rights situation in Venezuela, as well as the importance of reporting, investigation and visibility mechanisms.

This is Venezuela 101. We are Miguel Pizarro and Melanio Escobar. Listen to our trailer and find out about our work, where this idea came from, what we'll be tackling in our next episodes, and more. Please share this podcast with your friends, colleagues, and family and listen to us again on the next episode of Venezuela 101!