I think there may be some evidence of physical risk, but it's a non-welcoming environment for them to work in, and that's the challenge they face. You can identify some countries where human rights advocates are aggressed physically or may suffer a worse fate than that. I would say Venezuela is not a welcoming environment, and often the NGOs find themselves attacked by the government. Even among the NGO community itself, there's debate about whether you should work with government or not. It's a difficult environment to work in and not a very welcoming one. Canada's view is that we should step up and try to assist, because these are fundamental values no matter what the nature of the government.
