A/HRC/41/18/Add.1 37. In paragraph 27, the report claims that the Venezuelan economy was already in crisis before the imposition of the 2017 unilateral coercive measures. In this analysis, the OHCHR omits consideration of the impact created by the drastic reduction in the price of oil as of 2014, as a result of actions taken by the United States Government to manipulate the price of oil by increasing the production of shale oil. 38. As a consequence of the fall in the price of oil, the Republic’s income decreased from 43.690 billion dollars in 2013 to 38.109 billion dollars in 2014, to 10.634 billion dollars in 2015, to 4.650 billion dollars in 2016 and 5.198 billion dollars in 2017. It is important to note that 95% of the foreign currency that enters Venezuela corresponds to its oil exports. This information was provided to the OHCHR during its visit to the country. 39. Additionally, in paragraph 27, the OHCHR mentions the need to adopt measures to overcome the economic crisis in Venezuela. Nevertheless, it abstains from stressing the need to lift the unilateral coercive measures imposed upon the country, as has been requested by various special procedures of the Human Rights Council. This omission is worrisome and inexplicable, particularly considering that the OHCHR has recognized that: Unilateral coercive measures in the form of economic sanctions can have wide-ranging repercussions on the human rights of the population in general of States that such measures are applied to. The primary victims of these measures tend to be the most vulnerable classes, particularly women, children, the sick and the elderly, as well as poor people. These groups suffer the most from the effects of the lack of access to supplies and medicine that could save their lives, basic food products and educational material.14 40. In paragraph 28, the report highlights the alleged closure of media outlets and the expulsion of journalists from the national territory. In this perspective, the OHCHR omits information provided by the State relating to the process of renewing concessions and the norms that regulate the exercise of journalism for foreign journalists that do not reside in the country. 41. In response to the OHCHR questionnaire, the Venezuelan Government informed that between 2018 and 2019, it granted 32 new radio concessions and one television concession. Furthermore, another 12 radio and television concessions were renewed. 42. Similarly, the Government indicated that in 2018 and 2019 three foreign journalists were deported due to a lack of compliance with migration regulations. The journalists entered Venezuela with tourist vistas and were found to be engaging in paid labor in the country, which is a clear violation of the applicable legal framework. 43. In paragraph 30, the report accuses the Venezuelan Government of developing a policy of repression and persecution of dissidence. This allegation is false. In its analysis, the OHCHR omits mentioning the various actions of violence and actions against the Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela undertaken by sectors of the Venezuelan opposition since 2002. 44. In paragraph 33, the report claims that the Venezuelan State had not investigated denunciations of alleged human rights violations. This claim is mistaken, as is evidenced by the information given to the OHCHR in response to the questionnaire it sent. 45. In effect, the Government informed the OHCHR that, to date, 44 people are deprived of their liberty for their alleged responsibility in the crime of homicide in the context of the protests that took place in 2017 and 2019. Additionally, another 33 arrest warrants have been issued for these crimes. 46. Similarly, it was noted to the OHCHR that the Office of the Public Prosecutor is aware of 72 accounts of alleged torture or cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment, relating to 174 people deprived of their liberty in the context of the protests that took place in 2017 and 2019. 14 Thematic study by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (A/HRC/19/33) 7