On shortcomings and deficiencies of the ‘Amnesty Law’ in Venezuela
B-10-2026-0218
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group · Rapporteur: Diana Riba i Giner, Cristina Guarda, Maria Ohisalo, Catarina Vieira, Ville Niinistö
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The resolution condemns the US military intervention in Venezuela as a violation of international law and calls for the release of all arbitrarily detained persons.¶¶ It criticizes the Amnesty Law for failing to guarantee victims' rights and for arbitrary implementation, and calls for a transitional government, international access, humanitarian cooperation, judicial reforms, and transparency in oil revenues.¶¶¶
Key points
- Strongly condemns the United States' military intervention in Venezuela as a violation of international law and the UN Charter; reaffirms commitment to multilateralism and the UN's central role.¶
- Calls for immediate and unconditional release of all arbitrarily detained persons; stresses that an amnesty law is not required for release; urges Attorney General and Ombudswoman to prevent institutional persecution.¶
- Regrets that the Amnesty Law did not guarantee victims' rights to justice, prosecution, and reparation, nor acknowledge authorities' responsibility; condemns arbitrary implementation including erasure of detention records.¶
- Calls on Venezuelan authorities to preserve and restore all detention records in line with rights to truth, memory, and justice.
- Calls for opening political space through a transitional government with broad participation and a roadmap to restore constitutional order and hold free, fair, credible elections.¶
- Calls for unrestricted, secure, and independent access for international human rights monitoring bodies, including UN country visits.¶
- Calls for full cooperation with UN-coordinated humanitarian efforts, ensuring safe, unrestricted access for aid and an enabling environment for humanitarian actors.¶
- Calls on authorities to reform key judicial and electoral institutions and repeal abusive laws restricting civil society and criminalising opponents or human rights defenders.¶
- Calls on Venezuelan authorities to ensure transparency and accountability in oil revenue management; expresses concern over foreign companies' involvement that may undermine equitable distribution of hydrocarbon wealth.¶