# Cabello threatened severe legal penalties against human-rights organizations

Date: 2019

During his television program, [Cabello](/people/diosdado-cabello) accused human-rights defenders and organizations of conspiring against Venezuela and taking money from foreign sources, and said legislation would be passed imposing severe punishments. The IACHR and UN human-rights presences cited the remarks as part of attempts to discredit and restrict defenders. [Organization of American States](https://www.oas.org/en/iachr/media_center/PReleases/2019/288.asp?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

## Drivers

- Cabello PSUV strongman and interior repression: https://factrail.ai/drivers/cabello-psuv-strongman

## Sources

- https://www.oas.org/en/iachr/media_center/PReleases/2019/288.asp
- https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/Documents/HRBodies/HRCouncil/FFMV/A_HRC_45_CRP.11.pdf

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/cabello-threat-rights-groups-law-2019