A group of experts from the United Nations and the Inter-American Human Rights regretted on Wednesday attempts to discredit and intimidate human rights defenders in the area controlled by Venezuelan state television.
“It Time to end this shameful televised human rights activists in Venezuela harassment, “the experts said in a statement.
” We condemn what has become a clear pattern to intimidate and defame defenders human rights only by promoting them in their country and participate in international and regional organizations, “said the UN experts.
The statement I signed the special rapporteurs of the UN Michel Forst, on the situation of human rights defenders Human Rights; David Kaye, on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression; . and Maina Kiai, the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association
So the experts signed the Inter-American System of Human Rights José de Jesús Orozco, Rapporteur on Defenders of Human Rights; and Edison Lanza, on Freedom of Expression.
The experts drew attention to the systematic attack through the weekly television program ‘the hammer’, broadcast on the state channel Venezolana de Television, led by President of Diosdado Cabello.
National Assembly “Hair airs making accusations against human rights activists and civil society organizations, with the apparent aim of intimidating,” experts say.
The experts recalled that the Venezuelan government has to uphold the participation of advocates in the procedures and activities in international and regional bodies.
“Any action taken to avoid or undermine the relationship of defenders with regional or international organs directly contravenes international law “, stressed.
” The human rights defenders and civil society must be able to carry out his work in human rights and cooperate freely and safely with international and regional mechanisms without fear of intimidation and retaliation, “recalled the experts.
The speakers denounced, specifically, three recent incidents” of retaliation televised unjustifiable “.
” On February 11 and March 18, 2015 several human rights defenders and their organizations were identified and defamed in the program ‘the hammer’ before and after participation Venezuela in hearings before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in March 2015 “.
In addition, the statement regrets that the TV continued pointing to human rights defenders following their participation in the June session 2015 of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of the UN, where the case of Venezuela was examined.
“Some organizations were also falsely accused in Twitter by the Director of the National Telecommunications Commission, William Castillo, have received international funds to spread negative about Venezuela information, “they said.
It also criticized the July 1, 2015 the program made derogatory remarks against several members of civil society and its organizations after his collaboration with the Human Rights Committee of the UN during the review of the fourth periodic report of Venezuela.
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