Additional Context: This information was collected by Human Rights Watch, or HRW, in an interview with a Venezuelan civil society representative who chose to remain anonymous. According to HRW, this organization had been operating for decades and had played a crucial role at the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in Geneva. U.S. cuts further discontinued, cut back, or put on hold major projects of the organization.

Devex Researcher Note: Venezuelan civil society organizations faced U.S. funding cuts at the same time that the Maduro government severely restricted their ability to operate in the country. Since November 2024, civil society groups have been required to obtain government approval to operate in the country, which was often based on information about their sources of funding and other political criteria. This law has not been repealed under the new Rodriguéz administration, continuing the restrictions on the ability of groups to plan ahead and reduce security risks.

Source: Human Rights Watch