The NGO A World Without a Gag warned that lthe performance of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator of the United Nations System in Venezuela, Gianluca Rampolla, in an event where the UN was attacked, “contradicts the fundamental principles of impartiality, integrity and respect for human rights”enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations”
Non-governmental organizations rejected the presence of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator of the United Nations System in Venezuela, Gianluca Rampolla, at the “World Congress against Fascism, Neo-Fascism and Similar Expressions,” organized by the administration of Nicolás Maduro.
At the closing of the event held in Caracas, Maduro announced the creation of an “anti-fascist, anti-colonialist, anti-imperialist International,” while questioning the recent statements of the official spokesperson of the UN Secretary General. “Every time the official spokesperson of the Secretary General makes a statement, she repeats the story of the State Department and Venezuelan fascism,” he said.
Immediately after, and through the images of the State channel, Venezuelan TelevisionRampolla stood up from his seat to applaud during Maduro’s speech when he was attacking the spokesman for UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.
«We reject and condemn the presence of the Resident Coordinator of@onu venezuela, @Rampolla_UN at the closing of the so-called ‘World Congress against Fascism, Neo-Fascism and Similar Expressions’ on the day #11Septan event headed by Nicolás Maduro (…) More alarming was the attitude of the Coordinator when he stood up and applauded during a segment of Maduro’s speech, who attacked the spokesman of the general secretary of the @UN_en, @antonioguterres“while defending unconstitutional measures and political persecution,” warned the human rights organization, A World Without Gags.
They pointed out that lRampolla’s performance in This context contradicts the fundamental principles of impartiality, integrity and respect for human rights.enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations. «“Applauding in a forum that has served as a platform for hate speech and systematic attacks against the political opposition and Venezuelans constitutes a lack of professional judgment and implicit complicity with a regime accused of committing crimes against humanity,” the NGO said on its X account.
In this sense, sThey called on Antonio Guterres and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, to open an internal investigation into Rampolla’s conduct, “to determine whether it violated the principles of impartiality, independence and neutrality that guide all officials of the UN system.”
Likewise, andThey demand an official statement from the UN Secretary General, in which the organization’s position is clarified fin response to the events that occurred in Caracas and reiterated the organization’s commitment to the defense of human rights.
“ANDWe urge that clear mechanisms be established to prevent representatives of international organizations from being involved in acts that, directly or indirectly, legitimize regimes or governments responsible for systematic violations of human rights.“human rights”.
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