The Venezuelan Education-Action Program on Human Rights or PROVEA (Spanish: Programa Venezolano de Educación-Acción en Derechos Humanos) is one of the most prominent Venezuelan human rights organizations. According to the United Nations Human Rights Council, PROVEA "is an independent and autonomous non-governmental organization, which aims to promote and defend human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights".[1]
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| Formation | October 15, 1988 |
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| Type | Non-profit NGO |
| Focus | Human rights activism |
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| Website | provea |
History edit
PROVEA was founded on 15 October 1988 by Ligia Bolivar, a former Amnesty International employee, Dianorah Contramaestre, a Christian community worker and Raúl Cubas, a former detainee of the Argentine dictatorship.[2]
Reception edit
In a 1993 work published by Human Rights Watch titled Human Rights in Venezuela, PROVEA was recognized for creating "training programs for human rights activists throughout the country".[3]
In 2010 PROVEA was awarded the John Humphrey Freedom Award.
President Hugo Chávez stated that "PROVEA is an institution that I know, with which we share the defense of human rights, they are in favor of our rights and our families".[4] José Miguel Vivanco, the Director of Human Rights Watch in the Americas said that "PROVEA is one of the most prestigious organizations in the region. It is an honor for us to work together with them".[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Venezuela - Adoption of the list of issues by the Human Rights Committee" (PDF). United Nations Human Rights Council. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ "Nuestra Historia". www.derechos.org.ve (in European Spanish). PROVEA. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ^ Rohde, Clifford C. (1993). Human Rights in Venezuela. Human Rights Watch. p. 15. ISBN 9781564321145.
- ^ a b "PROVEA | Todos los Derechos para Todas y Todos". www.derechos.org.ve (in European Spanish). PROVEA. Retrieved 18 April 2017.