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Venezuela: Where's human rights in the narrative?
with Enrique Roig
Separating fact from fiction with foreign policy expert Enrique Roig, with an eye toward the Venezuelan people.
EPISODE NOTES
It’s hard to keep up with the number of unprecedented actions the second Trump administration has taken, but what happened on January 3 – when the US military extracted Venezuela’s president and first lady amidst an aerial assault on Caracas – is impossible to ignore. Also seemingly overnight, the U.S. government’s narrative on why they were taking action against Venezuela changed – from interdicting the drug trade to restoring the country’s oil sector.
In this special episode, we look at the many narratives surrounding the U.S. action in Venezuela, and separate fact from fiction. We also discuss what this power shift means for Venezuelans, who have been living under a repressive regime, and a long-running economic crisis. Our guest is Enrique Roig, an international relations expert whose career has spanned government, NGOs and the private sector, and more than 40 countries. Roig has more than two decades of experience in diplomacy, development and human rights, including extensive experience in Central and South America. He’s testified before Congress about human rights abuses committed by the Maduro regime, which you can view on his Substack, Enrique Roig - Unleashed.
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On human rights in Venezuela from Human Rights Watch
On journalism in Venezuela and the diaspora:
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