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Report details violence and lost freedoms in Venezuela
By Other Sources on 1 Mar, 2010
THE ORGANIZATION of American States has failed to respond to the steady deterioration of Latin American democracy during the past few years, even though the defense of democracy is supposed to be one of its primary missions. Now the OAS -- and governments throughout the region -- have been shamed by one of its own branch organizations. Last week, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights issued a searing and authoritative report on the destruction of Venezuela's political institutions and the erosion of freedom under President Hugo Chávez. It's a powerful and sometimes chilling account of what OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza and the organization's permanent council have been ignoring... more »
Advocates Appeal to Brazil on Venezuela's Political Prisoners and Mercosur
By Other Sources on 21 Oct, 2009
Representatives for political prisoner Eligio Cedeno visit Brazil to raise awarenessSAO PAULO, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Representatives of the Venezuelan political prisoner Eligio Cedeno are visiting Sao Paulo and Brasilia this week to seek urgent support against the ongoing abuses of human rights and political persecution by the Venezuelan government. The situation for Cedeno, who is just one of dozens of high profile political prisoners in the country, is currently in legal limbo, as an appeals court of the Supreme Court of Justice has ordered his immediate release while the 38th control court has so far refused to fulfill its legal obligation to execute the order."Brazil is a prestigious and respected regional leader, and part of theresponsibility of this role is the defense of basic, universal rights," said Robert Amsterdam, international lawyer for Cedeno. "Right now we are witnessing the Venezuelan government's open interference in the judicial process, which poses enormous risks to Brazil as Venezuela's ascension to Mercosur is under consideration."... more »
Eman al Obeidi, ciudadana Libia estudiante de postgrado de derecho de 28 años de edad y hasta hace pocos días una desconocida, se ha convertido por su coraje y valentía en el símbolo de la resistencia Libia y en el emblema de las desigualdades a las cuales está sometida la
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