The organization pointed out that the attack “would constitute a clear violation of the right to life” according to International Human Rights Law and, in addition, a dangerous precedent would sit
Amnesty International requested a “fast, thorough, independent, impartial and transparent” investigation on the attack on a boat in the Caribbean Sea by the Donald Trump government on September 2.
«Amnesty International is deeply alarmed by the attack that, as they affirm, the US authorities have carried out against a small boat that had supposedly sailed from Venezuela and, as reported, has caused the death of 11 people. The circumstances surrounding the incident raised serious doubts about legality, accountability and respect for international human rights law, ”he said in a statement published in X this September 3.
The organization pointed out that the attack “would constitute a clear violation of the right to life” according to International Human Rights Law and, in addition, would sit a dangerous precedent.
He assured that there is no justification for such action. In this regard, he pointed out that the United States must demonstrate in each attack that “the intentional lethal force was only used when it was strictly inevitable to protect life, which it was not possible to resort to less harmful means, such as capture or non -lethal disapacitation, and that the use of force was provided in the prevailing circumstances.”
This Wednesday, the UN said to be “very worried” about what it called “the growing tension between the United States and Venezuela,” after the murder yesterday of 11 alleged members of the Aragua train for an American attack in the Caribbean Sea.
The spokesman of the UN Secretary General, Stéphane Dujarric, stressed that the differences between the countries “must be resolved in accordance with the International Law and the United Nations Charter.”
*Journalism in Venezuela is exercised in a hostile environment for the press with dozens of legal instruments arranged for the punishment of the word, especially the laws “against hatred”, “against fascism” and “against blockade.” This content was written taking into consideration the threats and limits that, consequently, have been imposed on the dissemination of information from within the country.
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