Human Rights Defenders Comment on Hate Law Reform Proposal

Venezuela · Latin America + Caribbean region

Human rights defenders Rafael Uzcátegui and Joel Garcia commented on a proposed reform to the Hate Law. Uzcátegui warned that the criminalization of dissent persists under the proposal, while Garcia stated that individuals prosecuted under the current law should be acquitted once the reform is approved.

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