The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) and its Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression (RELE) condemned this Thursday (13) what they described as “practices of institutional violence” in Venezuela after the presidential elections of July 28.
Among the practices denounced by the IACHR are “violent repression, arbitrary detentions and political persecution,” according to the document.
“The regime in power is sowing terror as a tool to silence citizens and perpetuate the official authoritarian regime in power. “Venezuela must immediately stop practices that violate human rights, restore democratic order and the rule of law,” the statement said.
THE CNN attempted to contact the Venezuelan Attorney General’s Office to find out its position on this statement, with no response to date.
Venezuela held presidential elections on July 28 and since then the country has been in political crisis after the National Electoral Council (CNE) declared current President Nicolás Maduro the winner.
The CNE did not present detailed results by polling center and station to support its announcement.
In turn, the opposition released a database that, with 83.5% of the minutes collected by its representatives, would give victory to the candidate of the opposition coalition, Edmundo González, with 67% of the votes.
The non-governmental organization Foro Penal points out that, as of August 13, there have been at least 1,393 arrests linked to the country’s political situation.
Source: CNN Brasil
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