The Special Commission of the National Assembly that Investigates Crimes against Venezuelan Migrants Abroad installed the Colombia Case Subcommission chaired by deputy Ilenia Medina and parliamentarians Gilberto Jiménez, Carmen Zerpa, Julio Chávez and Tania González.
Deputy Medina reported that during the first weeks of operation of the Special Commission they have collected eyewitness testimonies about the frequent use of Venezuelans to involve them in human trafficking, drug trafficking and disappearances of children, "which in most cases are retained without the consent of their parents, discarding the use of mutual assistance mechanisms contemplated in the treaties and agreements signed between both nations, which remain in force despite any break in diplomatic relations. "
Medina indicated that the Special Commission has five subcommittees.
- The first will analyze the policies and hate speech that some governments in the region have promoted and how this affects Venezuelan migrants around the world.
- The purpose of the second subcommittee will be to study the comparative law of the regulations relating to migration and refugee and Venezuelan laws, as well as the international treaties signed with the purpose of guaranteeing the human rights of migrants regardless of nationality.
- The third subcommission works in the area for receiving complaints in person and supported by the use of digital mechanisms that facilitate access by Venezuelans from anywhere in the world, guaranteeing the privacy of the complainant or the affected party.
- The fourth subcommittee has as its object the systematization of the complaints and their supports.
