Return Venezuela’s Stolen Wealth for Full Quake Recovery
We extend our full solidarity and condolences to the Venezuelan people as they grapple with the human tragedy caused by the twin earthquakes of June 24, 2026. We applaud emergency aid to rescue those under the rubble and meet the needs of the living victims.
This natural disaster comes on top of the U.S. invasion and kidnapping of the president in January, several months of extrajudicial killings in Venezuela’s territorial waters, years of deadly U.S. sanctions, and the theft of Venezuela’s assets overseas.
In order to allow Venezuela to rebuild and recover from this disaster, we demand that the United States:
Fully and permanently lift all sanctions on Venezuela;
Return Venezuela’s oil revenues to the Venezuelan government;
Unfreeze all of Venezuela’s overseas assets—including billions in gold and other currencies held at the Bank of England and elsewhere;
Free President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores from the U.S. jail where they are being illegally held as political prisoners; and
Refrain from using disaster relief as an excuse for military occupation.
The U.S. government’s pretense of friendship to Venezuela rings hollow, after years of U.S. sanctions and military aggression have caused several tens of thousands of deaths. U.S. assistance for reconstruction will be paltry compared to the massive heist it has perpetrated against the country through assets theft and sanctions. What Venezuela needs for post-earthquake reconstruction is the return of the billions of dollars the U.S. government and its allies have stolen.
It is time to return to Venezuela what rightfully belongs to Venezuela.
Leading Organizers from the Following Organizations and the individuals listed below support this statement to return Venezuela’s stolen wealth.
Organizations:
SanctionsKill/Americas Without Sanctions, United National Anti-war Coalition (UNAC), Venezuela Solidarity Network, Nicaragua Solidarity Coalition, National Network on Cuba, Black Alliance for Peace, Task Force on the Americas, CODEPINK, US Peace Council, Veterans For Peace, CUNY for Palestine, Popular Resistance, Resist US-Led War Movement, Freedom Road Socialist Organization, Diaspora Pa’lante Collective, Rights Action U.S./Canada, Alliance for Global Justice, Anti War Action Network, Cuba and the Bolivarian Alliance Committee WILPF-US, Louis Riel Bolivarian Circle of Toronto, Alberto Lovera Bolivarian Circle, Struggle for Socialism Party, People’s Power Assembly, Just Peace Advocates/Mouvement Pour Une Paix Juste, Canadian BDS Coalition, International BDS Allies, Brooklyn Against War, Bronx Antiwar, Workers World Party, Rights Action – U.S./Canada, International Action Center
Individuals:
Nick Estes, The Red Nation; Cira Pascual Marquina, Popular Educator and Author; Ricardo Vaz, Venezuelanalysis; Jesús Rodríguez, Orinoco Tribune; Cindy Domingo, US Women and Cuba Collaboration; Steve Ellner, Associate Managing Editor of Latin American Perspectives; Joe Emersberger, writer; Lucy Pagoada, Voices of Resistance on WBAI; Gloria Guillo, Uncontrolled Opposition Podcast;
(This statement was initiated by the SanctionsKill Campaign.)
Devuélvanse las riquezas robadas a Venezuela para una recuperación total tras el terremoto
Expresamos nuestra plena solidaridad y nuestras más sinceras condolencias al pueblo venezolano, que se enfrenta a la tragedia humana provocada por los dos terremotos del 24 de junio de 2026. Aplaudimos la ayuda de emergencia destinada a rescatar a quienes se encuentran bajo los escombros y a atender las necesidades de los damnificados.
Esta catástrofe natural se suma a la invasión estadounidense y al secuestro del presidente en enero, a varios meses de ejecuciones extrajudiciales en aguas territoriales venezolanas, a años de sanciones mortales impuestas por Estados Unidos y al robo de los activos de Venezuela en el extranjero.
Para que Venezuela pueda reconstruirse y recuperarse de esta catástrofe, exigimos lo siguiente a Estados Unidos:
Levantar total y definitivamente todas las sanciones impuestas a Venezuela;
Devolver los ingresos petroleros de Venezuela al Gobierno venezolano;
Descongelar todos los activos de Venezuela en el extranjero, incluidos los miles de millones en oro y otras divisas depositadas en el Banco de Inglaterra y en otros lugares;
Liberar al presidente Nicolás Maduro y a la primera dama Cilia Flores de la cárcel estadounidense donde se encuentran recluidos ilegalmente como presos políticos; y
Abstenerse de utilizar la ayuda humanitaria como pretexto para una ocupación militar.
Pretending to be a “friend of Venezuela” after years of U.S. sanctions and military aggression have caused several tens of thousands of deaths, rings hollow. U.S. assistance for reconstruction will be paltry compared to the massive heist it has perpetrated against the country through assets theft and sanctions. What Venezuela needs for post-earthquake reconstruction is the return of the billions of dollars the U.S. government and its allies have stolen.
Fingir ser un «amigo de Venezuela» después de años de sanciones y agresiones militares por parte de EE. UU., que han causado varias decenas de miles de muertes, suena a falso. La ayuda de EE. UU. para la reconstrucción será insignificante en comparación con el enorme saqueo que ha perpetrado contra el país mediante el robo de activos y las sanciones. Lo que Venezuela necesita para la reconstrucción tras el terremoto es la devolución de los miles de millones de dólares que el Gobierno de EE. UU. y sus aliados le han robado.
Es hora de devolver a Venezuela lo que por derecho le pertenece.
Organizaciones:
SanctionsKill/Americas Without Sanctions, United National Anti war Coalition (UNAC), Venezuela Solidarity Network, Nicaragua Solidarity Coalition, National Network on Cuba, Black Alliance for Peace, Task Force on the Americas, CODEPINK, US Peace Council, Veterans For Peace, CUNY for Palestine, Popular Resistance, Resist US-Led War Movement, Freedom Road Socialist Organization, Diaspora Pa’lante Collective, Rights Action U.S./Canada, Alliance for Global Justice, Anti War Action Network, Cuba and the Bolivarian Alliance Committee WILPF-US, Louis Riel Bolivarian Circle of Toronto, Alberto Lovera Bolivarian Circle, Struggle for Socialism Party, People‘s Power Assembly, Just Peace Advocates/Mouvement Pour Une Paix Juste, Canadian BDS Coalition, International BDS Allies, Brooklyn Against War, Bronx Antiwar, Workers World Party, International Action Center
Individuos:
Nick Estes, The Red Nation; Cira Pascual Marquina, Popular Educator and Author; Ricardo Vaz, Venezuelanalysis; Jesús Rodríguez, Orinoco Tribune; Cindy Domingo, US Women and Cuba Collaboration; Steve Ellner, Associate Managing Editor of Latin American Perspectives; Joe Emersberger, writer; Lucy Pagoada, Voices of Resistance on WBAI; Gloria Guillo, Uncontrolled Opposition Podcast;
(Esta declaración fue iniciada por la campaña SanctionsKill.)