The Foreign Ministry issued a statement to reject the US report on Human Trafficking where it places Venezuela as “problematic” on this issue. In the opinion of Caracas, Washington uses this issue for political purposes and to attack the country.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement in which it categorically rejected the inclusion of Venezuela in the annual report prepared by the United States (USA) on Human Trafficking.
In the opinion of the administration of Nicolás Maduro, with this type of documents what is wanted is to “instrumentalize a sensitive issue for political purposes” to attack Venezuela and insisted that the sanctions encourage the proliferation of trafficking in the migrant population.
In the text, the Foreign Ministry indicated that the State is concerned about the “fate of compatriots in the US” because it fears that they do not receive due attention to protect them from human trafficking; for which he accused Washington of “ignoring its responsibility” in this regard and disqualifying the Venezuelan Executive.
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In this regard, the position of the Venezuelan authorities is once again one of complaints because they consider that the US assumes powers that it does not have as a “watchman” of the world and considered that the actions carried out by that country “stimulate flagrant violations of human rights in the region.”
However, he does not offer concrete information about his fight on this issue.
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Earlier, the US Government published its report on Trafficking in Persons in which it evaluated the performance of 188 countries on this scourge in order to identify which regions should work harder to prevent and prevent it from being committed.
Antony Blinken, Secretary of State, stressed that in general terms there has been “a panorama of constant progress in the world” on the fight against Human Trafficking.
However, he expressed his concern about what is happening in some countries where there has been an increase in elements such as the spread of forced labor, the increase in labor trafficking through online scams and the increase in risks faced by children and young men, a segment of victims that multiplied by five between 2004 and 2020.
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There, Blinken indicated that Venezuela is designated as one of the “most problematic” countries on Human Trafficking because it is located, according to US indicators, below the “minimum standards.”
Along with Venezuela are: in Africa, Chad, South Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, Guinea Bissau and Equatorial Guinea; in the Asia-Pacific region, China, Burma, Cambodia, North Korea and Papua New Guinea; in South and Central Asia, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan; in the Middle East, Algeria, Syria and Iran; in America, Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba; and in Europe, Russia and Belarus.
With additional information from EuropaPress
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