SOUTH AMERICA

‘Venezuela is on the road to becoming an entrenched authoritarian regime tolerated by the international community’

‘In the name of transparency, the anti-NGO law seeks to silence civil society’

‘Noboa did not receive a blank cheque: he will have to show tangible results’

‘Journalists often avoid critical reporting to protect themselves from harassment’

‘Society must prepare to act collectively to defend rights and democracy’

‘This election campaign offers two opposing visions of how to tackle insecurity’

Venezuela: the democratic transition that wasn’t

Maduro’s contested inauguration deepens political crisis

‘Each failed attempt at democratic transition reinforces the power of the authoritarian government’

‘They’re trying to restrict us because our criticisms of rights violations make those in power uncomfortable’

‘The far right is still marginal; there’s a majority commitment to democracy’