Venezuela

Venezualeans under Chavez have suffered a loss of basic human rights.

Venezuela is located in South America. East from Colombia, South of the Caribbean, West from the Atlantic Ocean and Guayana Esequiba and North from Brazil. The capital is Caracas.

Venezuala is presently under the repressive dictatorship of Hugo Chavez who has shown a marked intollerance for fundamental human rights and has funded insurgent activity outside of Venezuala's borders. Chavez has much control of oil revenues from Venezuala's state owned, state run oil monopoly. While Chavez in public criticizes capitalism, Chavez has sought to manipulate oil prices above $60 per barrel for Venezuala's largest customer, the United States.