Through a public and open letter, this Friday, August 9, Amnesty International (AI) has called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to take “urgent action” in response to the scale of the violent events that have broken out in Venezuela. after the presidential elections on July 28.
The humanitarian organization strongly criticized the “silence” that has saved (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Karim Khandespite the fact that the political crisis in the country is not only worrying, but also “alarming.”
“His office has witnessed the deaths of dozens of people at the hands of security forces and pro-government armed groups, as well as the arbitrary detention of more than two thousand people in just a few days, simply for opposing or being perceived as opposing the government of Nicolás Maduro.“, says Erika Guevara Rosas, director of research, advocacy, policies and campaigns at AI, in the letter.
He recalled that since the elections were held, there have been a large number of “attacks, threats and stigmatization” of human rights activists and civil society organizations “that expose the arbitrary actions” of Nicolás Maduro’s regime, according to Efe.
“This tragedy is the consequence of impunity for the serious human rights violations and crimes against humanity that the Maduro government has been committing for years.“, Guevara said.
In light of this situation, the AI representative urged Khan to urgently speed up the investigation he is carrying out into the situation in Venezuela.
“In concrete terms, we expect the prosecutor to issue a preventive statement that will put those who perpetrate possible international crimes and human rights violations on notice.”he said.
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2024-08-29 06:51:05
