Within the framework of Human Rights Day, the NGOs that watch over human rights in Venezuela published a statement in which they declared themselves in a permanent fight for the rescue of democracy and free elections.
To assert the legitimate right to elect and be elected, through free and authentic elections; continue working to put an end to impunity for abuses and arbitrariness; continue supporting millions of victims who suffer the inclemencies of the complex humanitarian emergency; and promote the restoration of the responsibility, efficiency and transparency of the State in the fulfillment of its obligations, national and international, are some of the commitments reaffirmed by the organizations that ensure compliance with human rights (DDHH) in Venezuela on December 10. December, Human Rights Day.
Through a statement called Venezuelans and Venezuelans will get aheadthe organizations declared themselves in a permanent fight for the rescue of democracy and the rule of law in the country.
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“The organizations of the human rights movement that adopted this declaration, want to express our intention to persist in building a future of change for Venezuela,” reads the text.
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Since 1948, Human Rights Day is celebrated every December 10; after the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).
In the letter they emphasize that they will participate in the active defense of any credible solution to the Venezuelan political conflict that involves asserting the legitimate right to elect and be elected enshrined in the Constitution, through “free and authentic elections.” Also that they will advocate for the elections to take place in a context of “freedom of expression, access to information and restitution of independent media” recently closed by Conatel.
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On the other hand, they point out that the inequalities in the Venezuelan population in access to food, adequate nutrition, medicines, health services and education – at all levels – are “increasingly pronounced”; as well as the lack of security and protection, “in conditions of great vulnerability to disaster risks and public health threats, such as pandemics, epidemics and outbreaks.”
“We will not abandon our mission of defense, put at the service of promoting a culture of human rights, from our different identities and spokespersons, in all issues and work spaces, together with the victims, the population and the communities, with other organizations of civil society, unions, unions, the academic and scientific community, and in relations with national and international actors,” they stated in the statement.
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In 2021, the International Criminal Court (ICC) opened an investigation into Venezuela. The Prosecutor’s Office of the justice body began a preliminary examination of the situation in Venezuela on February 8, 2018, with the objective of analyzing the crimes allegedly committed in Venezuela since at least April 2017, in the context of the demonstrations of that year. In December 2020, the Prosecutor’s Office concluded that there was a reasonable basis to believe that crimes against humanity, including arbitrary arrests and torture, had been committed in Venezuela.
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