Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) Acesso à Justiça (OJ), Observatório Venezuelano de Fake News (OVFN), Justiça, Encontro e Perdão (JEP), and Observatório de Universidades (OU) announced the creation of a joint platform via video conference on Friday.
The JEP coordinator explained that this platform is intended to serve as a technical antidote and a coordinated, strict response to institutional pressure and the criminalization of human rights defense in the country.
Lawyer Marta Tineo explained that the platform emerged against the backdrop of 'opacity,' which she described as a 'state policy' in Venezuela. It will function as a unified data center and interactive dashboard designed to collect, process, and integrate information on the human rights situation and civil space in the country, given the lack of official public information.
Laura Luza from Acesso à Justiça noted that 'government standards remain unchanged after January 3, 2026,' the date when the United States detained then-President of the Republic Nicolás Maduro in Caracas. She emphasized that the situation has structurally not changed, maintaining opacity, lack of accountability, and a complete absence of the rule of law.
During the presentation, lawyer Ali Daniels, co-director of Acesso à Justiça, stated that a new wave of disinformation masquerading as information occurs daily in Venezuela. He stressed that the new platform will combat such phenomena. Daniels added that their organizations possess strict mechanisms for publishing information with seriousness and thoroughness, making them a reliable source.
The Pulso Venezuela platform is available in Spanish and English and contains informational alerts and charts with up-to-date data on violations of economic, political, civil, social, and cultural rights. Among the presented data, it is indicated that there are 452 political prisoners in the country, including 38 seriously ill individuals, of whom 44 are women and 44 are foreigners with dual citizenship.
The website also notes that political imprisonment destroys family life far beyond prison walls. When a father is imprisoned for years, the home experiences a quiet collapse, forcing the mother to bear the economic burden, physical exhaustion, and constant anxiety of waiting alone, putting her own life on hold. According to the initiators, the portal is an indispensable tool for consultation and continuous information updates for journalists, researchers, activists, and the general public.