Institutional Integrity Program Advisor Cuitlahuac Castillo speaks during a discussion on methods to build and reinforce anti-corruption practices in Venezuela, on May 28, 2026, in Washington, D.C. Photo credit: DPLF On May 27-28, the Vance Center, the Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF), Transparencia Venezuela, and the Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law at American University Washington College of Law convened an expert meeting to examine challenges of justice, anti-corruption, and rebuilding the rule of law in Venezuela. The event brought together academics, litigators, prosecutors, and civil society representatives from across Latin America. Over the two days, participants addressed... read more
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Vance Center Joins Expert Meeting on Challenges to Justice and Reconstructing the Rule of Law in Venezuela
Posted on June 10, 2026
Inter-American Court of Human Rights Aligns with Vance Center’s Brief in Decision Favoring Victims of Human Rights Violations in Venezuela
Posted on September 26, 2025The Inter-American Court of Human Rights courtroom during the hearing over preliminary objections in the case of Chirinos Salamanca et al. v. Venezuela, held in San José, Costa Rica. Source: @CorteIDH Flickr. In August, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) issued a decision affirming its jurisdiction to hear cases involving human rights violations committed after September 10, 2013, when Venezuela withdrew from the American Convention on Human Rights (ACHR). The Court’s recent judgment determined that the Convention remains in effect for Venezuela and that the Court has jurisdiction to continue hearing the case of Chirinos Salamanca et al. v.... read more
City Bar Statement on Venezuela’s 2024 Presidential Election
Posted on August 15, 2024In a statement published on August 15, the New York City Bar Association condemned the Venezuelan government’s lack of transparency concerning the results following the July 28, 2024, election and expressed grave concern about the reported use of excessive police force and arbitrary or politically motivated detentions by the Venezuelan government in response to peaceful post-election demonstrations. The City Bar calls on the Venezuelan government to fully adhere to its international and domestic legal obligations, including Venezuela’s commitment to respect its citizens’ freedoms of political speech and assembly, as well as their rights to due process of law. “Law enforcement... read more
Vance Center Submits Amicus Brief on Inter-American Court’s Jurisdiction to Hear Cases of Human Rights Violations in Venezuela
Posted on May 23, 2024May 23, 2024 – The Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice of the New York City Bar Association, along with counsel Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, today filed an amicus curiae brief to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights for the case Chirinos et al. v. Venezuela. The submission relates to the jurisdiction of the Court to hear cases concerning human rights violations in Venezuela that occurred after Venezuela’s withdrawal from the American Convention on Human Rights in 2013. The amicus finds that the Court has jurisdiction over Venezuela and that it may exercise that jurisdiction with respect to human... read more
Vance Center Organizes Dialogue on Rights of LGBTQ+ Persons in Venezuela
Posted on November 27, 2023On November 22, the Vance Center organized and led a meeting between Venezuelan human rights organizations and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) Commissioner and Rapporteur on the Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Trans, Bisexual, and Intersex Persons, Roberta Clarke, to address urgent issues related to LGBTQ+ rights, including violence against transgender individuals. In the meeting, the representatives of civil society groups, including national organizations Observatorio Venezolano de Violencia contra LGBTQIA+, Defiende Venezuela, and Caleidoscopio Humano, and Okay.no from Zulia state, noted several recent incidents of deadly violence targeting transgender women. The cases included a transgender woman killed by an... read more