From the Correo del Caroní we have the following, discussing Social Watch's annual report:
The research coordinator of the Venezuelan Education-Action Program for Human Rights (Provea) foresees a continuation of the trend toward the criminalization of protest. "In 2008 some 1,763 demonstrations were monitored throughout the country, of which 83 were repressed, impeded or otherwise hampered by the security agencies of the state, at least 89 demonstrators were subjected to criminal prosecution for their involvement in the protests and 3 people were killed by police during demonstrations.
The report also reflected the continuing difficulties of accessing public information and the continued obstruction and criminalization of the work of Human Rights NGOs in the country, "which different government spokesmen accuse of having motives to destabilize and be part of a defined agenda from Washington."
According [Rafael] Uzcátegui, with the approval of the international cooperation law, the discussion is a high priority on the legislative agenda, as it would bring into being a series of regulatory controls and filters to the work of civil society organizations.
Original article accessible here.
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