Venezuela: UN denounces “harassment” of activists television … – BBC

At the beginning of the program, Hair shows baseball bats that would give away their supporters.

A report by the United Nations and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights denounced the “harassment” of human rights activists on public television Venezuela.

“We condemn what has become a clear pattern for intimidate and defame to human rights defenders only to promote human rights in their country and participate with international organizations and Regional human rights, “says the report.

The text refers to ” the hammer “, the television of the president of the National Assembly, Diosdado Cabello, where each week the high command of the government United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) exposes hundreds of activists, politicians and journalists based on reports that he send “cooperating patriots”.

According to experts, Hair makes air complaints activists “with the apparent aim of intimidating”

In March, two Venezuelan NGOs -PROVEA and Public Space -. complained to the Venezuelan Attorney’s alleged intervention of their communications by the government, claiming that information disclosed Hair only they could have known through wiretaps.

Cabello said in his Twitter account that “the NGOs alleged defenders of human rights and freedom of expression were to the UN to the hammer out of the air. “

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From the protests against the government in February 2014, various international organizations have reported on several occasions alleged human rights violations in Venezuela, in terms of abuse of authority, harassment of freedom of expression and coarctation of dissent.

Hair is considered the second in command of Chavez, after the president, Nicolas Maduro.

The government says in Venezuela human rights are respected and that justice has been successful in punishing what the ruling party considers destabilization plans the country.

Last week, the government launched a National Human Rights Plan 2015-2019 which seeks to coordinate public policies and a platform for dialogue.

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Analysis, Daniel Pardo, BBC News, Caracas

Hair television programs are a true illustration of the personality of one of the most important and powerful men in the country.

Every Wednesday, for three hours, literally with a mallet in hand and figures of the late President Hugo Chavez and the liberator Simon Bolivar on his desk, the president of the National Assembly publishes all kinds of disloyalty, allegations and rumors about politicians and opposition activists.

Some of their complaints, which are based on the testimony of anonymous, have given to the imprisonment of tweeters and opposition politicians.

also “the hammer” is not reduced within three hours of the program Wednesday, but has built an ingenious and colorful means of communication on the Internet that is dedicated to exposing what he considers errors, irregularities or violations of those opposed to the so-called Bolivarian revolutionary process.

To invite viewers to watch the show on Wednesday, Hair tweeted: “Today at 9 pm program the hammer. I repeat, this program is for Chavistas, the bitter can see it but not suit them. “

Hair opponents often refer to as” bitter “.