The context is difficult in Venezuela because the government challenges the legitimacy of many of these NGOs. NGOs are sort of forced to take sides, or they feel that they are being pressured by the government not to do certain things. They are trying to retain their autonomy and independence. It's a very polarized political environment. The civil society groups sometimes find themselves in the middle, so they have to navigate carefully if they want to effect change. It means sometimes working with government. Some NGOs won't work with the government, and some will. It's a complicated environment for them to work in.
We engage directly with civil society, as do other friendly embassies in Venezuela, but our leverage on the government to effect change or to encourage them to engage with civil society is rather limited because we don't engage with that government at a very high level, and that is a decision taken by the Government of Venezuela, not certainly our side.