Venezuela expels UN-DH High Commissioner
- February 15, 2024
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Venezuelan Foreign Minister Iván Gil announced this Thursday the suspension of the activities of the Technical Advisory Bureau of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Human rights
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Iván Gil announced this Thursday the suspension of the activities of the Technical Advisory Bureau of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Human rights and a 72-hour period for its personnel to leave the country.
In a statement published on his social networks, Ivan Gil also said that it will be implemented.”Comprehensive review of technical cooperation terms and conditions described in the Letter of Understanding signed with the designated office within the next 30 days.”
The Venezuelan Foreign Minister warned that this measure will be effective until “correct publicly before the international community “its colonialist, offensive and Charter-violating attitude.”
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According to the Venezuelan government, this measure is due to the fact that the office “deviated from his mandate” and took on an “inappropriate role” becoming “a sounding board for the most radical opposition in the country.”
In addition, he accused the organization of actions that were “colonialist, offensive and in violation of the UN Charter.”
“Since the signing of the above-mentioned letter of understanding, the Office of the High Commissioner has maintained a clearly biased and partial position, constantly seeking to create impunity for people involved in various assassinations, coups d’état, conspiracies and other serious attacks on sovereignty and the Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela,” the statement said.
The Maduro government stressed that it tried to engage in dialogue with the High Commissioner, whom it accused of criticizing Venezuela, in a context in which it believed The focus should be on what is happening in Palestine.
“However, the Office of the High Commissioner has intensified its attacks on Venezuela at a time when the world is witnessing a genocide, a barbarity committed against the Palestinian people. in conditions of complete impunity, which is facilitated by the inaction of this international bureaucracy, “that, without condemning these events or demanding an immediate ceasefire, remains fearful and inert in the face of the killing of more than 10,000 Palestinian children,” he wrote.
Despite this controversy, Venezuela stated that still interested in continuing your cooperation with international human rights organizations.
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“(The Government of Venezuela) confirms its readiness to continue cooperation with international mechanisms for the protection of human rights, always on the basis of genuine dialogue and strict adherence to the principles of objectivitynon-selectivity, impartiality, respect for sovereignty and non-interference in internal affairs.”
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Source: Aristegui Noticias
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