A few years later, an organized and robust feminist movement sprang up in Venezuela. After the North American #MeToo, #NiUnaMenos and many others in Latin America. And, like any organization that defends civil and human rights in the midst of Nicolás Maduro’s dictatorship, it faces immense difficulties. One of them comes from opposition to the regime itself. Among the most committed, there are those who wonder how it is possible that, in the face of such a humanitarian crisis, hunger, the shortage of medicines and the pandemic, feminists now want to speak out and demand respect for their rights. in priority. ? Yeah, that’s too lazy to explain it. But in the end, the union of several of them spoke louder, showing that, especially because of the humanitarian crisis, fighting for gender causes is as necessary as calling for free elections. Full Text -> KSUSentinel.

“From the streets of Caracas to the most remote communities, many women and girls across Venezuela need urgent support,” said UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem. “UNFPA is calling for critical funding to provide life-saving sexual and reproductive health and protection services and to ensure that survivors of rape and other forms of violence get the support and treatment they so desperately need.” Full Text-> MirageNews

Since the start of the pandemic, humanitarian organizations say there has been a marked increase in gender-based violence along the border regions. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reports a 7% increase in the number of women staying in their three shelters in Cúcuta devoted to women victims of sexual violence, trafficking and single mothers, compared to the same period in 2019 (from April to August). Of the 257 women that UNHCR supported, the agency says nearly half had experienced gender-based violence.By Marta Martinez. Full Text -> CNN

What’s the United Nations Human Rights Council report saying on torture and denigrating treatment of female dissidents in Venezuela? Something not easy to read, but necessary to know. By Betilde Muñoz-Pogossian. Full Text-> CaracasChronicles

Venezuela’s vibrant and politically engaged women’s movement has played an increasingly visible role in political organizing, particularly as the country undergoes a political, economic, and humanitarian crisis. By Cristina Guevara. Full text -> Atlantic Council