Almost two months before the July 28 elections in Venezuela, 31 countries, including United States and Argentinathey demanded from the authorities of that country that release “arbitrarily detained” people in the opposition protests and to end the “human rights abuses and violations”. The declaration, signed within the framework of the UN General Assemblyfurther expresses “concern about widespread and continued repression.”
In addition to the United States and Argentina, the European Union and some Latin American countries, such as Costa Rica, Guatemala and Peru, also joined the text, although there were notable absences of Colombia, Mexico or Chile.
Through the statement, the countries urged the government of Nicolás Maduro to release “immediate release of persons arbitrarily detainedthe end of the use of excessive force, the political violence and harassment against the opposition and civil society”.
They also urge at the beginning of “constructive and inclusive conversations on a transition with guarantees”so that “democratic institutions” and the “will of the people expressed on July 28” are “restored.”
Maduro was declared winner with 52% of the votes for a third consecutive period, in any case, at the moment the election records have not yet been revealed, as required by Venezuelan law, and there are strong complaints of fraud by the opposition and international organizations.
The opposition candidate, Edmundo González Urrutia, exiled in Spain, celebrated the position of thirty countries. “Without lukewarmness! A forceful statement that accompanies, recognizes and stands in solidarity with the sovereign will of the Venezuelan people,” he indicated in X.
Repression and arrests in the massive marches against Nicolás Maduro
As soon as the disputed election results were announced, the opposition took to the streets en masse to protest. The strong repression of the protesters left a balance of 27 dead -two of them military-, almost 200 injured and more than 2,000 detained, according to official figures.
“If we have a single objective, This is to guarantee that the will and votes of the Venezuelan people are truly respected.“and their voices “heard,” said the head of American diplomacy Antony Blinken at the beginning of the meeting co-chaired with his Argentine counterpart Diana Mondino.
Mature “is doing everything in their power to deny them that right in order to reinforce their own hold on power“added the US official. “He manipulated the election results” and “unfairly issued an (arrest) warrant against the opposition candidate.”
Maduro “doesn’t care about his people,” said Mondino, who He recalled that 7.8 million Venezuelans have fled the country, with “consequences” for other countries.
Source: Ambito
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