Venezuela repudiated infamous statement issued by the Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights
Published at: 13/12/2024 03:02 PM
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, through an official statement, repudiated the infamous statement issued by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) today.
The letter states that this statement, which lacks support and objectivity, evidences the High Commissioner's subordination to the interests of the decaying American empire and its shameless use as a tool of political aggression against our Homeland.
Below is the full text of the statement:
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela strongly repudiates the infamous statement issued today by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). This communiqué, which lacks support and objectivity, demonstrates the High Commissioner's subordination to the interests of the decaying American empire and its shameless use as a tool of political aggression against our homeland.
We denounce that High Commissioner Volker Turk, whose hands are stained with blood as a result of the murder of boys and girls in Gaza, Syria and Lebanon, submissive to an imperial agenda, intends to attack Venezuela by repeating the narrative fabricated by the Venezuelan extreme right. The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has become a space at the service of sectors that promote chaos, destabilization and foreign intervention, deliberately ignoring violent actions financed from abroad, which after the July elections left 28 dead, including hate crimes, and hundreds injured, including State security agents.
Venezuela is a sovereign State and a guarantor of human rights. Unlike what this politicized body is trying to impose, our institutions have acted with strict respect for the law, guaranteeing rights and granting procedural benefits to detainees. We also reject attacks against legitimate laws, such as the NGO Act and the Law against the Imperialist Blockade, which protect our nation from destabilizing activities and external aggressions aimed at undermining our sovereignty.
The erratic and selective behavior of OHCHR completely disqualifies any claim to impartiality. We remind its owner and the system he represents that Venezuela will not accept attempts at guardianship or colonial interference disguised as concerns for human rights.
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela demands absolute respect for its institutionality and democracy, and reiterates that it will continue to firmly defend its independence against attacks by any foreign power or its internal accomplices. Our fight for the sovereignty, peace and well-being of the Venezuelan people is inalienable and they will courageously face any threat.
Caracas, December 13, 2024
Mazo News Team