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Venezuela: Amnesty lets down human rights defenders
Monday, March 31, 2014
In a recent article, Amnesty International accused the Venezuelan government of a witch hunt when a right-wing opposition mayor Daniel Ceballos was arrested. However, Amnesty has yet to use such strong language against the five weeks of human rights violations people in Venezuela have suffered at the hands of violent opposition sectors. The witch hunt term demonises the peoples right to bring such criminals to justice.
In its March 20 statement, Venezuela: Arrest of local mayor signals potential 'witch hunt', Amnesty says Ceballos, mayor of San Cristobal, capital of Tachira state on the Colombian border, was arrested for his alleged involvement in anti-government protests ... authorities in Venezuela seem to be setting the scene for a witch hunt against opposition leaders.
It is important to counter the horrendous distortions contained in this article, because the private media will quote its positions as fact. Articles like this embolden the criminals and coup participants who are among opposition leaders. It also makes it harder for those of us who have suffered from opposition violence to demand arrests, and authorities to carry them out.
As I write here in Merida, I can hear constant gunshots coming from down the road. Violent groups, who demand elected President Nicolas Maduro resign, are firing at people, buses, and cars on a main city intersection.
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https://www.greenleft.org.au/node/56178
Marksman_91
(2,035 posts)So far there's only proof that the only ones who are armed are pro-government street gangs and government security forces, not the other way around. I call BS on this author's claims
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ChangoLoa
(2,010 posts)The worshipers still have nothing but blind faith...
Flatulo
(5,005 posts)Given that the vast majority if those killed have been protestors and other civilians, it seems to me that someone else is doing the bulk of the shooting.