Comisión del Senado de EEUU aprueba resolución a favor de DDHH en Venezuela

La resolución, que será remitida al pleno del Senado, dice que es "inaceptable" el uso de la violencia y de cargos penales motivados políticamente para intimidar a la oposición. Se exhorta al presidente Barack Obama a negar visas y congelar activos de los responsables de violar derechos humanos a manifestantes pacíficos y periodistas en Venezuela.

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martes 11 de marzo de 2014  04:00 PM

Washington.- La comisión de relaciones exteriores del Senado aprobó el martes una resolución que exhorta al presidente Barack Obama a negar visas y congelar activos pertenecientes a los responsables de violar derechos humanos a manifestantes pacíficos y periodistas en Venezuela. 

La resolución, que será remitida al pleno del Senado, dice que es ``inaceptable'' el uso de la violencia y de cargos penales motivados políticamente para intimidar a la oposición de la nación sudamericana, reseñó AP.

El documento, aprobado a viva voz por los integrantes de la comisión, exhortó al gobierno del presidente Nicolás Maduro a desarmar a milicias progubernamentales y a permitir investigaciones independientes e imparciales sobre el excesivo uso de la fuerza empleado por las fuerzas del orden contra los manifestantes. 

Los violentos incidentes que se vienen registrando desde hace más de un mes en Caracas y otras ciudades del interior del país han dejado un saldo de al menos 21 fallecidos y más de tres centenares de heridos, según registros de la Fiscalía General.

IACHR expresses deep concern over the situation with respect to the right to peaceful protest, freedom of association and freedom of expression in Venezuela

February 21, 2014

Washington, D.C. – The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has continued to monitor and gather information on the events that have transpired in Venezuela in recent days, and reiterates that it is profoundly disturbed by various complaints alleging violations of the demonstrators’ rights to peaceful protest and their rights to life and humane treatment, personal liberty, freedom of association and freedom of expression. 

The Commission has been particularly attentive to the serious complaints of alleged attacks by armed civilians against the demonstrators, during continued protests taking place in the country. In that context, a number of people were injured and one was killed when shot during the demonstrations staged in the city of Valencia on Tuesday, February 18. Also, according to figures provided by the Ministry of Interior, Justice and Peace, four people were injured bullet and another died in protests in the city of Puerto Ordaz, Wednesday 19. Similarly, the available information refers on activities of these groups in alleged raids made at the headquarters of a political party in Venezuela. 

The IACHR condemns any action of this nature and calls upon the Venezuelan authorities to step up measures aimed at ensuring that these groups are effectively disarmed, that their unlawful actions are investigated and punished and that public safety is guaranteed. The IACHR appreciates that the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, has publicly condemned these acts of violence and made a call to disarm these groups. 

REDLAD alerta sobre Represión Política y Militar contra activistas y estudiantes en Venezuela

Fuente: http://www.redlad.org/node/210

REPRESIÓN POLICIAL Y MILITAR CONTRA ACTIVISTAS Y ESTUDIANTES EN VENEZUELA

Febrero de 2014.

El Secretariado Permanente de la Red Latinoamericana y del Caribe para la Democracia (REDLAD) alerta sobre la ola de persecución y represión gubernamental y militar desplegada recientemente en Venezuela contra organizaciones juveniles, estudiantiles y activistas que defienden los derechos humanos.

El desabastecimiento, la inseguridad ciudadana, las tasas de inflación abrumadoras, el debilitamiento del sistema democrático, las políticas autoritarias, la persecución de la sociedad civil y medios de prensa, y la violación de libertades fundamentales y derechos humanos son solo parte de las causas que han generado que diversas organizaciones juveniles en todo el país, lleven varios días en movilizaciones pacíficas exigiendo al gobierno el restablecimiento de sus derechos.

REDLAD: Military and Police Crackdown Against Activists and Students in Venezuela

Source: http://www.redlad.org/node/210

MILITARY AND POLICE CRACKDOWN AGAINST ACTIVISTS AND STUDENTS IN VENEZUELA.

February 2014.

*Unofficial translation done only for the purpose of being understood.

The Permanent Secretariat of Latin American and Caribbean Network for Democracy (REDLAD) warns about the wave of persecution and military repression in Venezuela recently deployed against youth, students and activists who defend human rights.

Shortages, insecurity, overwhelming inflation rates, the weakening of democracy, authoritarian policies, the persecution of civil society and the media, and the violation of fundamental freedoms and human rights are only part of the causes that have generated several youth organizations throughout the country, with several days in peaceful demonstrations demanding the government restore their rights.