1. Pero si Bush permanece firme en su promesa de no firmar ninguna ley que provea más fondos de los que solicitó la administración, los centros podrían terminar sufriendo.

2. "Any suspect‘s right to defense can be violated, and that‘s unacceptable," Carlos Correa, a leader of the Venezuelan human rights group Provea, said on Monday.

3. El objetivo, como lo explicó el Presidente Bush antes de su visita a la región hace dos meses, es motivar a la banca estadounidense y latinoamericana para que provea préstamos a una clientela que normalmente no consideraría solvente.

4. According to the Venezuelan judicial watch–dog NGO Foro Penal, over 200 judges have been removed or retired for political reasons.
'4; During the 123rd session of the IACHR in October, several respected Venezuelan human rights NGOs –– PROVEA, COFAVIC, and the Center for Human Rights at the AndrĂ©s Bello Catholic University –– identified the deterioration of the justice system as the root cause of a rising climate of impunity, and increased criminality and violence in the country.
'4; These NGOs themselves face increased harassment by the government and impediments in carrying out their work.
'4; Freedom of the Press While Venezuela continues to enjoy an independent media, in the past year, the government has taken a number of steps to erode freedom of expression.
'4; Last year‘s enactment of a punitive media law, which places arbitrary restrictions on broadcast content, has resulted in self–censorship by major media outlets and the termination of certain radio and TV programs.