An evening with Venezuelan human rights activists Alfredo Romero and Marino Alvarado

Se realizará un foro con estudiantes y público en general para discutir la situación de las violaciones de los Derechos Humanos en Venezuela. Invitado especial Afredo Romero, director de Foro Penal Venezolano y Marino Alvarado, coordinador del Programa Venezolano de Educación-Acción en Derechos Humanos (Provea) via Internet desde Venezuela.

El país necesita ojos y oídos en todo el mundo para demandar nuestros derechos primordiales, Los derechos humanos. Serviremos de embajadores a nuestro país y decir la verdad acerca de los hechos que han conducido a detenidos, heridos y muertos en el último més en Venezuela y tras el silencio oficial.

Día: Miércoles

Fecha: 2 de Abril

Hora: 6 pm

Lugar: 77 Mass Ave. Cambridge, MA 02139, Auditorio Edificio 6- Salón 120, Al final de corredor infinito, pasando la cúpula central de MIT.

Making sense of Venezuela's situation

A panel of eight experts will review the recent economic, social and political evolution of Venezuela and conduct an open and interactive debate moderated by Leonardo Vivas, creator of the Latin America Initiative at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, Harvard Kennedy School of Government.

The recent conflicts in Venezuela began with a student’s protest and escalated to a national crisis which have now made international news. The depth of the crisis in Venezuela is one that reveals the economic and political failures of one of the most powerful economies in Latin America. Presently, over 2,000 human rights violations have been reported including rape and physical abuse.

Since the protests began on February 12th, there have been over 20 deaths during street clashes attributed to the Bolivarian National Guard, over 300 protestors wounded with bullets, and more than 2000 detainees with 44 jailed activists. The violations continue to rise. Political opponents are being persecuted and jailed while worsening shortages of food and medicines continue. This crisis has not been televised on Venezuelan TV. Newspapers and radio stations have been penalized for their reporting, and newsprint shortages are dire.

Organizers: Roberto Rigobón (rigobon@mit.edu) and Irene Bosch member of Venered

Time: 6 PM to 9 PM 

Date: Wednesday March 12th

Place: 10-250 Auditorium at 77 Mass. Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139

Directions: http://whereis.mit.edu