JR: "Chavez Lambastes Report from Inter-American Commission on Human Rights"

[magbana]

Chávez Lambastes Report from Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
In a communiqué distributed on Saturday, the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry refuted the so-called Annual Report from the IAHRC for 2008, calling it “inexact, malicious and false”

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2009-05-11 | 14:16:27 EST
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CARACAS,— Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez refuted on Saturday manipulated statements about his country contained in a report from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) of the Organization of American States (OAS).

Chávez warned that Venezuela could withdraw from the OAS, which he described as being an “imperialistic, bureaucratic” institution. He said that this organization, which now accuses the Venezuelan government of violating “the freedom of conscience and religion,” is the same organization that recognized the unconstitutional government of Pedro Carmona after the April 11, 2002 coup. “We are still waiting for an answer from this organization on this respect,” said Chávez, as reported by Telesur.

Chávez made his statements during the inauguration of a renovation project at the José María Vargas Hospital, in the state of Vargas. The overhaul is part of 22 modernization projects being carried out at eight Venezuelan hospitals with a total investment of 129 million Strong Bolivars, announced Radio Nacional.

The Venezuelan president asked why the IAHRC did not condemn former US President George W. Bush for all his crimes, and warned that his country could withdraw from the OAS and could call on the peoples of the Americas “to free ourselves from those old mechanisms and form an organization of Latin American people, of free people.”

In a communiqué distributed on Saturday, the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry had refuted the so-called Annual Report from the IAHRC for 2008, calling it “inexact, malicious and false.”

The communiqué states that the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has abandoned its raison d’etre to become a political instrument of national and international sectors that, for ideological reasons, have been attacking progressive governments in the region.

Venezuela demands once again that the Commission apply the principles of universality, impartiality, objectivity and non-selectivity in the examination of Human Rights matters; and that it remove double standards and politicization. It calls on the OAS to stop putting itself above the internal legislation of states.

The Venezuelan communiqué concludes that it was precisely from 1999 to 2009 that Venezuela made important achievements in economic, social and cultural Rights, which have been certified by United Nations agencies."
http://www.juventudrebelde.co.cu/international/2009-05-11/chavez-lambastes-report-from-inter-american-commission-on-human-rights/

[EFerrari]

1. So, this was a coordinated hit with Vivanco and who else?

magbana, who is juventudrebelde?

[magbana]

2. Hi E Ferrari. Juventud Rebelde is one of the Cuban state

newspapers/webzine and as the name implies, in addition to other news, it focuses on issues of interest to youth.