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| Venezuela ratified the ] in 1977.<ref name=VA120309/> Between 1977 and 1998, "a time period marked by many human rights crimes including the murder, disappearance, and torture of leftist political dissidents", the ] (IACHR) brought six cases against Venezuela.<ref name=VA120309/> This included the 1989 ], which |
Venezuela ratified the ] in 1977.<ref name=VA120309/> Between 1977 and 1998, "a time period marked by many human rights crimes including the murder, disappearance, and torture of leftist political dissidents", the ] (IACHR) brought six cases against Venezuela.<ref name=VA120309/> This included the 1989 ], which involved a death toll of anywhere between 275 and 3,000 deaths,<ref name=HandsOff>, "Hands Off Venezuela", ] ], accessed ] ]</ref> mostly at the hands of security forces. Between 1998 and 2009 the IACHR brought around 150 cases.<ref name=VA120309>''Venezuelanalysis'', 12 March 2009, </ref> | ||
| In March 2009 the IACHR concluded two cases brought against Venezuela by the private Venezuelan TV stations ] and ]. It concluded that the Venezuelan government |
In March 2009 the IACHR concluded two cases brought against Venezuela by the private Venezuelan TV stations ] and ]. It concluded that the Venezuelan government had not violated the right to freedom of expression, equality before the law, or private property, but that the government had failed to do enough to prevent and punish acts of intimidation against journalists by third parties.<ref>''Venezuelanalysis'', 5 March 2009, </ref> | ||
| In May 2009 the IACHR "categorized Venezuela as one of four countries in the hemisphere where human rights are particularly threatened;" the Government of Venezuela rejected the report, and criticised its reliance on opposition private media sources.<ref name=VA120309/> | In May 2009 the IACHR "categorized Venezuela as one of four countries in the hemisphere where human rights are particularly threatened;" the Government of Venezuela rejected the report, and criticised its reliance on opposition private media sources.<ref name=VA120309/> | ||
| ==Expulsion of Human Rights Watch personnel== | |||
| In September 2008, the Venezuelan government summarily expelled from the country ] Americas Director Jose Miguel Vivanco, over the publication of a report entitled "A Decade Under Chávez: Political Intolerance and Lost Opportunities for Advancing Human Rights in Venezuela",<ref>{{cite web|title = “Venezuela: Human Rights Watch Delegation Expelled"|publisher = '']''|date = ]|url = http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2008/09/19/venezuela-human-rights-watch-delegation-expelled|accessdate = 2009-07-01}}</ref> which exposes systematic violations to human, civil and political rights. | |||
| ==Condemnation of political persecution in Venezuela by the EU== | |||
| The European Parliament has expressed concerns about "the use of threats, violence, the abuse of power, defamation and the exploitation of the legal system as a political weapon designed to intimidate and eliminate opponents." <ref>{{cite web|title = “Political persecution and authoritarianism in Venezuela"|publisher = '']''|date = ]|url = http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/expert/infopress_page/015-55235-124-05-19-902-20090506IPR55234-04-05-2009-2009-false/default_en.htm|accessdate = 2009-07-01}}</ref> | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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Human rights in Venezuela can first be spoken of with the advent of democracy in 1958 (a brief 3-year period of democracy 1945-8 aside). The 1961 Constitution of Venezuela secured a range of human rights, but following the election of Hugo Chavez was replaced by a new constitution in 1999 which sought to secure a wider range of human rights, such as Health care as a human right.
The freedom of the press is secured by two key clauses in Chávez's Constitution of Venezuela of 1999. The right to freedom of expression is set out in Article 57 and Article 58 of the Constitution. The right to express opinions freely without censorship (Article 57) and the right to reply (Article 58) are generally in line with international standards. However, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) expressed concern about Article 58 of the Constitution, which provides that "Everyone has the right to timely, truthful, impartial and uncensored information." The Commission took issue with the right to "truthful and timely" information arguing that this is "a kind of prior censorship prohibited in the American Convention on Human Rights."
IACHR
Venezuela ratified the American Convention on Human Rights in 1977. Between 1977 and 1998, "a time period marked by many human rights crimes including the murder, disappearance, and torture of leftist political dissidents", the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) brought six cases against Venezuela. This included the 1989 Caracazo, which involved a death toll of anywhere between 275 and 3,000 deaths, mostly at the hands of security forces. Between 1998 and 2009 the IACHR brought around 150 cases.
In March 2009 the IACHR concluded two cases brought against Venezuela by the private Venezuelan TV stations Globovisión and RCTV. It concluded that the Venezuelan government had not violated the right to freedom of expression, equality before the law, or private property, but that the government had failed to do enough to prevent and punish acts of intimidation against journalists by third parties. In May 2009 the IACHR "categorized Venezuela as one of four countries in the hemisphere where human rights are particularly threatened;" the Government of Venezuela rejected the report, and criticised its reliance on opposition private media sources.
References
- Canton, Santiago A. Preliminary Evaluation by the IACHR of the Visit to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. Accessed 6 August 2006.
- ^ Venezuelanalysis, 12 March 2009, Venezuela Rejects Inter-American Human Rights Commission Report
- Anniversary of the Caracazo, "Hands Off Venezuela", 22 February 2007, accessed 1 May 2007
- Venezuelanalysis, 5 March 2009, Inter-American Human Rights Court Says Venezuela Did Not Violate TV Station’s Free Speech
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