Tag: Venezuela parliament

• Thursday, September 12th 2019 - 08:49 UTC

  OAS Permanent Council condemns ”lifting of the parliamentary immunity” of Venezuelan Deputies

  

  The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) condemned on Wednesday ”the lifting of the parliamentary immunity of deputies José Guerra, Tomás Guanipa, Juan Pablo García and Rafael Guzmán, ordered on August 12, 2019, which constitutes a clear attack on the only legitimate and democratically elected body in Venezuela and another challenge to the rule of law.”

• Wednesday, May 15th 2019 - 09:58 UTC

  Venezuelan forces impede opposition lawmakers from entering parliament

  

  Venezuelan security forces prevented opposition lawmakers from entering the parliament building for a session on Tuesday, a week after the top court stripped several lawmakers of their immunity amid a political crisis in the South American country.