Lista Tascón Nombres [portable] -

The was a document published in 2004 by Venezuelan legislator Luis Tascón. It contained the names, identification numbers, and signatures of citizens who had petitioned for a recall referendum against then-President Hugo Chávez. The list became a symbol of political discrimination in Venezuela, as it was allegedly used by government agencies and supporters to deny government jobs, contracts, and services to those whose names appeared on it. The public exposure of the signatories' data raised significant concerns regarding privacy rights and political blacklisting in the country.

| Aspect | Detail | |--------|--------| | | A database of ~2.4 million Venezuelans who signed for a recall referendum against Hugo Chávez (2003-2004). | | Who published it | Deputy Luis Tascón, originally from Chávez’s own party. | | What it contains | Full names and national ID numbers (cédulas) of signatories. | | Why it's infamous | Used by the government and loyalists to fire workers, deny benefits, and socially persecute opponents. | | Legal status | Declared illegal by the Supreme Court in 2005, but never destroyed. | | Legacy | Created a culture of political blacklisting that continues today through systems like Sistema Patria . |

: In a landmark 2018 ruling ( San Miguel et al. v. Venezuela ), the court found that the Venezuelan government violated the rights to political participation and freedom of thought and expression. lista tascón nombres

: Individuals on the list were often denied government benefits, such as social programs or identity documents.

In 2003, the Venezuelan opposition gathered signatures to trigger a recall referendum against President Chávez. Luis Tascón, a legislator from the ruling party, obtained these signatures from the National Electoral Council (CNE) and published them on his website to "verify" the process. The was a document published in 2004 by

The publication of the Lista Tascón had immediate and long-lasting devastating effects:

The use of the Tascón List has been condemned as a violation of human rights and political freedom: The public exposure of the signatories' data raised

The "nombres" (names) on the list are not a single document you can find today easily (the original site is long gone), but they functioned as follows: