▁of ▁Venezuela ▁in ▁soci ology . ▁She ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁at ▁C NE ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁International ▁san ctions ▁ ▁Hern ández ▁has ▁been ▁san ction ed ▁by ▁several ▁countries . ▁ ▁Canada ▁san ction ed ▁ 4 0 ▁Venez uel an ▁officials , ▁including ▁O bl itas , ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁The ▁san ctions ▁were ▁for ▁behav iors ▁that ▁und erm ined ▁dem ocracy ▁after ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 2 5 ▁people ▁will ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Venez uel an ▁protest s ▁and ▁" in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁Venezuela ' s ▁deep ening ▁descent ▁into ▁dict ator ship ". ▁ ▁Canad ians ▁were ▁b anned ▁from ▁transactions ▁with ▁the ▁ 4 0 ▁individuals , ▁whose ▁Canadian ▁assets ▁were ▁fro zen . ▁ ▁In ▁November , ▁ten ▁government ▁officials , ▁including ▁O bl itas , ▁were ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁list ▁of ▁Venez uel ans ▁san ction ed ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁after ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Venez uel an ▁Const itu ent ▁Assembly ▁election ; ▁the ▁Tre as ury ▁Department ▁described ▁the ▁individuals ▁as ▁being ▁" associ ated ▁with ▁und erm ining ▁elect oral ▁processes , ▁media ▁c ensor ship , ▁or ▁cor ruption ▁in ▁government - admin ister ed ▁food ▁programs ▁in ▁Venezuela ". ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Pan ama ▁san ction ed ▁ 5 5 ▁public ▁officials , ▁including ▁O bl itas . ▁ ▁In ▁June