There are no excuses. But there are plenty of things dressed up as one, like this:

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2019/02/venezuela-hunger-punishment-and-fear-the-formula-for-repression-used-by-authorities-under-nicolas-maduro/

So I hope somebody rebuts that quickly, prominently, and in as much detail as possible, since I tend to agree with those below, including a UN rapporteur who monitors Venezuela, that corrupt NGO’s are the backup for corrupt media, which is the backup for corrupt government.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ii5MlQgGXyk

https://www.counterpunch.org/2017/09/28/human-rights-the-latest-weapon-against-venezuela/

https://zcomm.org/zblogs/ohchrs-venezuela-report-is-terrible-and-may-incite-more-violence/