A/HRC/45/CRP.11 Homeland Plan 2019-2025; (6) fixing the costs of priority goods;262 (7) regulating the Productive Councils of Workers (“to strengthen the socialist economic model”);263 (8) institutionalizing the Local Supply and Production Committees (CLAP); 264 and (9) adopting measures against the alleged “economic war”.265 • Decisions eliminating the powers or privileges of political opposition leaders, including (1) eliminating the Office of the Mayor of the Metropolitan area of Caracas (held by opposition leader Antonio Ledesma) and the Office of the Mayor of the municipality of Alto Apure;266 (2) removing of the governor-elect of the state of Zulia (a position won by opposition leader Juan Pablo Guanipa); 267 and (3) at different times, lifting the parliamentary immunity of opposition leaders. 268 130. On 8 November 2017, the National Constituent Assembly enacted the “Law against Hate, for Peaceful Coexistence and Tolerance”269 purportedly to promote “diversity,” “tolerance,” “peace” and “tranquillity”270 in the country. The decree imposes steep criminal penalties, of 10 to 20 years, against anyone who publicly “encourages, promotes or incites hatred, discrimination or violence against a person or group of people,” with a discriminatory motive, “due to their real or presumed membership in a determined group,” including political groups.271 The decree also prohibited media outlets from disseminating information “in favour of war or advocacy of national hatred” and stated that fines would be imposed on the media for such acts.272 131. In August 2017, the National Constituent Assembly created the Commission of Truth, Justice, Peace and Public Tranquillity, a non-judicial mechanism, with a mandate to examine “violent acts for political or intolerance motives”.273 In December 2017, the Commission issued a report on its findings, with recommendations to a number of authorities, including recommending measures alternative to the deprivation of liberty to those detained for the acts under the mandate of the Commission.274 The Government later publicly announced that 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 32 Constitutional Law on Agreed Prices, published in the Official Gazette No. 6342, 22 November 2017, available at: https://www.finanzasdigital.com/2017/11/gaceta-oficial-extraordinaria-n-6-342-leyconstitucional-precios-acordados/. Constitutional Law published in the Official Gazette No. 41.336, 6 February 2018, available at: http://fedeindustria.org/leyesanc/41336.pdf. Constitutional Law published in Official Gazette No. 41.330 of 29 January 2018, available at: https://www.finanzasdigital.com/2018/01/gaceta-oficial-n-41-330-ley-constitucional-del-comitelocal-abastecimiento-produccion/. Constitutional Law published in Official Gazette No. 41.318, 11 January 2018, available at: http://fedeindustria.org/leyesanc/41318.pdf. Constitutional Decree published in the Official Gazette No. 41.308, 27 December 2017, available at: https://pandectasdigital.blogspot.com/2017/12/decreto-constituyente-mediante-el-cual_29.html. Constitutional Decree published in the Official Gazette No. 41.265 of 26 October 2017, available at: https://pandectasdigital.blogspot.com/2017/10/gaceta-oficial-de-la-republica_730.html?m=1. See e.g., Resolution of the National Constituent Assembly, published in the Official Gazette No. 41.627, available at: https://www.finanzasdigital.com/2019/05/gaceta-oficial-n-41-627-sumario/. See Law against Hate, published in the Official Gazette 41.274 of 8 November 2017, available at: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/Gaceta_Oficial_de_Venezuela_N%C3%BAm ero_41.274.pdf; See also See Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Relatoría especial para la libertad de expresión manifiesta su grave preocupación por la aprobación de “la ley contra el odio” en Venezuela y sus efectos en la libertad de expresión y de prensa, 10 November 2017, available at: https://www.oas.org/es/cidh/expresion/showarticle.asp?artID=1082&lID=2. 2017 Law against Hate, art. 1. 2017 Law against Hate, art. 20. 2017 Law against Hate, arts. 22 and 23. Constitutional Decree, Ley Constitucional de la Comisión para la Verdad, la Justicia, la Paz y la Tranquilidad Pública, published in the Official Gazette No. 6323, art. 1, 8 August 2017, available at: https://pandectasdigital.blogspot.com/2017/08/ley-constitucional-de-la-comision-para.html. See Press Release of the Commission for Truth, Justice, Peace and Public Tranquillity, 23 December 2017, available at: http://mppre.gob.ve/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Comunicado-Comision-Verdad23-12-2017.pdf.