# PROVEA
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{{Short description|Venezuelan human rights non-governmental organization}}
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The '''''Venezuelan Education-Action Program on Human Rights''''' or '''PROVEA''' ({{langx|es|Programa Venezolano de Educación-Acción en Derechos Humanos}}) is one of the most prominent [Venezuela](/source/Venezuela)n [human rights organization](/source/human_rights_organization)s. According to the [United Nations Human Rights Council](/source/United_Nations_Human_Rights_Council), PROVEA "is an independent and autonomous non-governmental organization, which aims to promote and defend human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights".[{{cite web|title=Venezuela - Adoption of the list of issues by the Human Rights Committee|url=http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/Treaties/CCPR/Shared%20Documents/VEN/INT_CCPR_ICO_VEN_17846_E.pdf|website=[United Nations Human Rights Council](/source/United_Nations_Human_Rights_Council)|accessdate=25 April 2017|archive-date=25 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425204610/http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/Treaties/CCPR/Shared%20Documents/VEN/INT_CCPR_ICO_VEN_17846_E.pdf|url-status=dead}}]
==History==
PROVEA was founded on 15 October 1988 by {{ill|Ligia Bolivar|es}}, a former [Amnesty International](/source/Amnesty_International) employee, [Dianorah Contramaestre](/source/Dianorah_Contramaestre), a Christian community worker and [Raúl Cubas](/source/Ra%C3%BAl_Cubas_(activist)), a former detainee of the Argentine dictatorship.[{{cite web|title=Nuestra Historia|url=https://www.derechos.org.ve/provea|website=www.derechos.org.ve|publisher=PROVEA|accessdate=18 April 2017|language=es-ES}}] Its mission was to be an independent watchdog of the Venezuelan people's economic, social and cultural rights.[{{Cite news |last=Paúl |first=María Luisa |date=2024-05-18 |title=As repression rises in Venezuela, a human rights group keeps investigating |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/05/18/venezuela-human-rights-violations-provea/ |access-date=2024-05-19 |work=Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}]
In 2024, as the human rights situation in Venezuela deteriorated under the rule of President [Nicolas Maduro](/source/Nicol%C3%A1s_Maduro), government officials declared PROVEA to be an "enemy of the people."[{{Cite news |last= |date=2025-08-08 |title=Provea denuncia detención de activista de DDHH Martha Lía Grajales |trans-title=Provea denounces the arrest of human rights activist Martha Lía Grajales |url=https://efectococuyo.com/la-humanidad/provea-denuncia-detencion-de-activista-de-ddhh-martha-lia-gragales/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250818182842/https://efectococuyo.com/la-humanidad/provea-denuncia-detencion-de-activista-de-ddhh-martha-lia-gragales/ |archive-date=2025-08-18 |access-date=2025-08-18 |work=Efecto Cocuyo |language=es}}]
==Reception==
A 1993 [Human Rights Watch](/source/Human_Rights_Watch) publication titled ''Human Rights in Venezuela'', recognized PROVEA for creating "training programs for human rights activists throughout the country."[{{cite book|last1=Rohde|first1=Clifford C.|title=Human Rights in Venezuela|date=1993|publisher=[Human Rights Watch](/source/Human_Rights_Watch)|isbn=9781564321145|page=15}}]
In 2010 PROVEA received the [John Humphrey Freedom Award](/source/John_Humphrey_Freedom_Award).
President [Hugo Chávez](/source/Hugo_Ch%C3%A1vez) stated that "PROVEA is an institution that I know, with which we share the defense of human rights, they are in favor of our rights and our families".[{{cite web|title=PROVEA {{!}} Todos los Derechos para Todas y Todos|url=https://www.derechos.org.ve/|website=www.derechos.org.ve|publisher=PROVEA|accessdate=18 April 2017|language=es-ES}}] José Miguel Vivanco, the Director of [Human Rights Watch](/source/Human_Rights_Watch) in the Americas said that "PROVEA is one of the most prestigious organizations in the region. It is an honor for us to work together with them."