AN2015 and NGOs develop Political Guarantees proposals to support the country’s democraticre-institutionalization

CARACAS, VENEZUELA, October 16, 2026.– On the occasion of the establishment of the Technical Working Group on Political Guarantees of the dialogue table, the delegation of the
National Assembly elected in 2015, led by Dinorah Figuera and made up of Desireé Barboza, Elimar Díaz, Juan Miguel Matheus, Jorge Millán, Marco Aurelio Quiñónez, Julio César Moreno,
Macario González, Secretary Alfredo Jimeno and Deputy Secretary Marco Bozo, held a meeting with representatives of various non-governmental organizations (NGOs), foundations and civil
associations that work to defend human rights and freedom of expression and to assist victims in the country.

Participants in the meeting included Alí Daniel of Acceso a la Justicia; Martha Tineo, coordinator of Justicia, Encuentro y Perdón; Juan González of Justicia y Proceso; Julio Morón Pulido of
Civilis; Omar de Dios of Fundaredes; Oscar Murillo of Provea; Carlos Correa of Espacio Público; Vincenza Petraglia of CEPAZ; Luis Palacios of Alimenta La Solidaridad; Andreína Baduel of the
Committee for the Freedom of Political Prisoners (Clippve); and Ana Karina García of the Juntos Se Puede Foundation.

Deputy Desireé Barboza, who coordinates the Technical Working Group on behalf of the AN2015 delegation, emphasized the importance of this forum for laying the foundations of a solid and
lasting democratic transition in Venezuela.

“We held a very important meeting with various organizations, foundations and NGOs that have been working on behalf of victims, political prisoners and the constant human rights violations in
our country,” she said. “This technical working group is extremely important to establish fundamental pillars and safeguard this entire transition process, in which we want Venezuelans to
feel that work is being done to re-institutionalize our country and our democracy, guaranteeing that these abuses are never repeated,” she stated.

Barboza thanked the independent organizations for their support and commitment, underlining that the main objective is to secure autonomous institutions and full respect for the rights established in the Constitution.

Defending civic space and the rule of law

For her part, Deputy Dinorah Figuera, President of the 2015 National Assembly and head of the opposition delegation, highlighted the indispensable role NGOs play as a pillar of support for citizens in the face of the social and human rights crisis the Republic is going through.

“Non-governmental organizations mean support, accompaniment and an embrace for civilians in their demand for the defense of human rights, justice and the path toward reconciliation,” Figuera
said. “We denounce that there can be no coercive laws that try to box in the constitutional right of all associations to exist. We maintain our firm commitment to defending their rights,” she stated.

In this regard, she warned about the deterioration of fundamental rights and basic services in the country, with particular emphasis on the situation of political prisoners and the collapse of the
public health system.

Figuera also reaffirmed that the parliamentary delegation will remain on the path of negotiation to demand civil and political guarantees that allow democracy to return to Venezuela.

The representatives of the NGOs and civil associations raised the need to amend or repeal repressive laws, such as the Law on the Oversight, Regularization, Operation and Financing of Non-Governmental Organizations and Non-Profit Social Organizations, which has limited the development and exercise of their work.

Finally, the delegation underlined the importance of providing a framework of protection for civil society organizations, recognizing their fundamental contribution to promoting the rule of law and
safeguarding fundamental human rights.