Caracas, Oct 11 (EFE).- Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado considers it a “very important achievement” the two-year extension approved this Friday by the UN Human Rights Council of the work of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission, which has investigated alleged violations of fundamental freedoms in the Caribbean country since 2014.
The former deputy described as “crucial” the resolution that establishes said renewal and that, in addition, “condemns the human rights violations by the Venezuelan regime,” according to Machado, referring to the Government of President Nicolás Maduro.
On the other hand, the opponent stated that the “Isolation of the regime is increasingly greater and more evident”since – he noted – “only six countries (Algeria, China, Cuba, Eritrea, Sudan and Vietnam) voted against” the resolution, while 23 voted in favor and 18 abstained, including Brazil and Honduras, allies of chavismo.
«We appreciate the support and firmness of the different countries in the fight for justice and democracy in Venezuela. Venezuelans, we move forward,” said Machado, who claims to be “in hiding” within the Caribbean country, fearing for his “life” and “freedom,” as he stated last August.
Politicians and opposition parties, as well as non-governmental organizations, also celebrated, through messages in Tappatá (Argentina).
For the Primero Justicia (PJ) party, the world “knows that Nicolás Maduro’s regime does not ensure a justice system that protects and guarantees human rights,” so the party thanked the countries that voted in favor and that denounced “serious violations” in the Caribbean country.
The resolution urges Venezuelan authorities to cooperate with the mission, as well as with the UN Office for Human Rights, whose local representation in Venezuela was expelled last February.
The text deeply regrets that decision and also expresses alarm at “the worsening of violations and transgressions of human rights and the increase in restrictions on civic and democratic space,” especially in the context of the presidential elections of July 28. .
For its part, Maduro’s Executive rejected, in “the strongest terms,” the renewal of what it called a “despicable” and “shameful” mission, which it considers “a clear example of the misplacement of the institutions of the Security System.” United Nations, which have become instruments of coercion and blackmail against sovereign peoples and governments,” according to an official statement.
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