June 27, 2026
The Network of Intellectuals, Artists, and Social Movements in Defense of Humanity (REDH), deeply moved and shocked by the unprecedented double earthquake that occurred on June 24, 2026—which has caused irreparable and numerous losses of human life along with severe material damage in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela— expresses its deepest solidarity with every member of the Venezuelan people during these tragic hours.
We join the many concrete acts of solidarity directed toward the people of Bolívar and Chávez, both from the governments of various countries and, fundamentally, from grassroots organizations around the world, as well as from each of the public figures who, through their words and presence, are helping to raise awareness of this painful and challenging reality.
This tragedy in Venezuela is unfolding against the backdrop of recent bombings, the kidnapping of constitutional President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Congresswoman Cilia Flores, and the criminal, cruel, and harmful imposition of 1,080 unilateral coercive measures—misnamed “sanctions.” However, the internal operations of the national executive branch, together with the people’s power, civil society, and national organizations of various kinds, have guaranteed the human right to the comprehensive protection of the people.
The courageous people of Bolívar and Chávez are demonstrating once again that, in the face of adversity, unity in solidarity is the path toward rebuilding a Venezuela where peace is founded on full sovereignty and self-determination, thereby guaranteeing the highest good.
We alert the international intellectual and academic community to the fake news aimed at disparaging the commitment of the government of acting President Delcy Rodríguez to provide an urgent, effective, and comprehensive response to her compatriots, as well as at instilling panic among the people—who are one family—beyond our borders through false announcements of catastrophic natural events to come.
The greatest commitment of the organic intelligentsia of the world’s peoples would be best expressed through a resolute and truly internationalist campaign of solidarity aimed at the immediate lifting—without any external conditions—of the misnamed sanctions against the Venezuelan people.
Signed:
- Ximena González, Venezuela, Filósofa, Coordinadora Internacional de la REDH
- Aaron Kelly, Irlanda, Académico, Coordinador de REDH Irlanda
- Abel Prieto, Cuba, Escritor, Presidente de la Casa de las Américas, fundador REDH
- Anarelle Velez, Honduras, Poeta, exministra Cultura, Coordinadora REDH- Honduras
- Arantxa Tirado, España, Escritora
- Ariana López Marth, Cuba, Filósofa, integrante REDH-Cuba
- Arnold August, Canadá, Periodista, Coordinador de REDH Quebec
- Atilio Boron, Argentina, Escritor, politólogo, fundador REDH
- Bill Hackwell, EE.UU. Fotógrafo. Coordinador de REDH EE.UU.
- Camille Chalmers, Haití, Coordinador de REDH Haití
- Carlos Alberto (Beto) Almeida, Brasil, Periodista, fundador REDH y TeleSur
- Carmen Bohórquez, Venezuela, Historiadora, fundadora REDH
- Dario Salinas, México, Académico, integrante REDH-Mexico y CLACSO
- Eduardo Merniers, Uruguay, Secretario de Asuntos Internacionales Frente Izquierda de Liberación
- Enrique Amestoi, Uruguay, Redactor, columnista, especialista en soberanía tecnológica
- Farruco Sesto Venezuela, Arquitecto, escritor, político, fundador REDH
- Fernando Buen Abad, México/Argentina, Filósofo y escritor, fundador REDH
- Fernando León Jacomino, Cuba, Viceministro de Cultura
- Fernando Luis Rojas, Cuba, Director Fondo Editorial Casa de las Américas, Coordinador de REDH Cuba
- Fernando Rendón, Colombia, Poeta, Coordinadora de REDH Colombia
- Fernando Rojas, Cuba, Escritor, Asesor
- Florencia Lagos, Chile, Periodista
- Gabriela Cultelli, Uruguay, Economista. Coordinadora de REDH Uruguay
- Gilberto Ríos, Honduras, Coordinador de REDH Honduras
- Gloria Teresa (Techi) Cusmanich, Paraguay, Promotora cultural, Coordinadora de REDH Paraguay
- Graciela Ramírez, Argentina/ Cuba, Periodista, Presidenta Comité Internacional Paz, Justicia y Dignidad de lao Pueblo
- Héctor Díaz Polanco, México, Antropólogo, sociólogo, fundador REDH
- Hernando Calvo Ospina, Francia, Periodista. Coordinador de REDH Francia
- Hildebrando Peréz Grande, Perú, Poeta. Coordinador de REDH Perú
- Hugo Moldiz, Bolivia, Escritor, Coordinador REDH Bolivia
- Irene León, Ecuador, Socióloga, Coordinadora de REDH Ecuador
- Javiera Olivares, Chile, abogada, excoordinadora REDH-Chile
- José Ernesto Novaez, Cuba, Escritor, excoordinador REDH-Cuba
- Karla Díaz, Venezuela, Abogada, diplomática
- Katrien Demuynck, Bélgica, Activista social, Coordinadora de REDH Bélgica
- Lillian Álvarez, Cuba, Abogada
- Luciano Vasapollo, Italia, Académico, Coordinador de REDH Italia
- Luis Britto García, Venezuela, Escritor, Coordinador de REDH Venezuela
- Luis Hernández Navarro, México, Periodista de La Jornada, fundador REDH
- Marilia Guimaraes, Brasil, Luchadora social, coordinadora REDH Brasil
- Miguel Ángel Pirela, Venezuela, Filósofo, excoordinador general REDH
- Nayar López, México, Académico, Coordinador de REDH México
- Omar González, Cuba, Escritor, profesor y fundador REDH
- Orlado Pérez, Ecuador, Periodista
- Pablo Sepúlveda Allende, Chile, Médico, activista social
- Patricia Ariza, Colombia, Dramaturga y actriz
- Paula Klachko, Argentina, Académica, Coordinadora de REDH Argentina
- Rita Martufi, Italia, Economista, Coordinadora REDH Italia
- Sacha Llorenti, Bolivia, Diplomático, exsecretario ejecutivo ALBA TCP
- Sergio Arria, Venezuela, Creador audiovisual, excoordinador general REDH
- Stella Calloni, Argentina, Periodista, escritora, fundadora REDH
- Tim Anderson, Australia, Académico, Coordinador de REDH Australia
- Vicente Otta, Perú, Exministro de Cultura, Coordinador REDH Perú
- Lili Ana Márquez Ugueto, Filósofa, Equipo de la Coordinación Internacional REDH/ REDH Venezuela
- Yoselin García Colina, Lingüísta, exviceministra de igualdad, Equipo de la Coordinación Internacional REDH/ REDH Venezuela
Source: Network in Defense of Humanity
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