IACHR reports human rights abuses in Venezuela/CIDH emplaza a Chávez a evitar represalias contra opositores/

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) found in 2008 "the existence of a hostile environment for political dissent," obstacles to freedom of expression, harassment of NGOs, barely transparent court claims and high crime levels as the state has failed to adopt measures to reduce it. The IAHCR noted that it has been unable to define with the Venezuelan government a visit to personally check the claims of human rights abuses ( full information)/El informe anual de la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos, CIDH, señala que en Venezuela existe "un ambiente hostil para el disenso político, el señalamiento u hostigamiento a organizaciones no gubernamentales o defensores de derechos humanos, cuestiona( información completa)