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Andrés Colmenárez
HRD, Director
FUNPAZ - Fuerza, Unión, Justicia, Solidaridad y Paz
Andrés Colmenárez Testimony
The defamation campaigns by government officials against defenders in Venezuela, which are echoed in the national system of public media, have been systematic and target various groups defending human rights.
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Andrés Colmenarés is the Director of FUNPAZ - Fuerza, Unión, Justicia, Solidaridad y Paz, a Venezuelan organisation for human rights and the de-criminalization of peaceful protest in Venezuela.