In his press statement at the end of the review, the Chair of the Venezuelan delegation reportedly questioned the participation of certain organizations in the review, accusing them of drawing financial benefit from their participation in international human rights forums. On 3 and 4 June, the President of the National Assembly, in his television programme “Con el Mazo Dando”, reportedly criticized and disclosed personal information about several organizations and human rights defenders, including Mr. Uzcátegui, concerning their engagement with the Committee.

On 1 July 2015, the President of the National Assembly, in his television programme “Con el Mazo Dando”, mentioned the participation of Ligia Bolíviar, Carlos Correa, Humberto Prado Sifontes, Alfredo Romero, Rocío San Manuel and Tamara Sujú in the session of the Human Rights Committee on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, held in June 2015, stating that they “conspire and defend dark interests”. In addition, he showed the photographs of Ms. Sujú and Mr. Romero, stating they were involved in presenting “false reports against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela” to the United Nations. Moreover, he reportedly referred to Mr. Romero, Feliciano Reyna and Mr. Uzcátegui (see para. 33 above) in connection with a workshop they held in December 2014 on how to submit human rights cases to international organizations.