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We are concerned about repression and attempts to prevent a different course in Venezuela: IACHR

  • August 26, 2024
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Jose Luis Caballero Ochoa, commissioner of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), warned that the organization he is concerned about repression this is happening in Venezuela and

Jose Luis Caballero Ochoa, commissioner of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), warned that the organization he is concerned about repression this is happening in Venezuela and also an attempt prevent a different state of affairs following the results of the election process on July 28.

“We are witnessing a situation of great concern not only because of the results of the elections, which are completely non-transparent, but also because of the way in which social protest has been suppressed and attempts to prevent a different outcome from the electoral process on July 28 have been suppressed,” he said. Aristegui live.

The commissioner explained that there is indirect involvement of the organization to ensure respect for human rights of civil society in Venezuela, with information, credible data and testimonies to raise the tone regarding the serious human rights violations occurring in the South American country.

“We have no dialogue with the Venezuelan state, we have had a long-standing break in communication with the commission, the Venezuelan state determined to denounce the American Convention on human rights and to dissociate itself from the organizations provided for by the Inter-American system of human rights,” he added.

He argued that the IACHR’s job is to provide a warning voice to Venezuelan civil society as well as opposition leaders, urging them not only to document human rights violations but also have the opportunity to send them in due course to the International Criminal Court and other international organizations specializing in human rights.

“We are already talking about 1,300 arbitrary arrests, between arbitrary arrests and disappearances, the number of which has increased exponentially in recent days,” he added.

Photo: EFE Archive

Caballero Ochoa said the Venezuelan landscape looks difficult because the path to creating an electoral alternative has already failed and the Supreme Court seems to be closing it and there is no other alternative. internal route in Venezuela for legal implementation change in the results of the July 28 elections.

«The international community must continue its actions, Thanks to their pressure, especially international organizations, states, countries, they will determine in their jurisdiction what they are going to do with the recognition of the government and the commission, since it is not up to them (the IACHR),” he said. confidently.

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Source: Aristegui Noticias

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