The Limited Times

Now you can see non-English news...

Six days after the CELAC summit, Nicolás Maduro, Daniel Ortega and Miguel Díaz Canel were denounced in court for human rights violations

2023-01-18T21:22:49.910Z


It was presented by the so-called Argentine Forum for Democracy in the Region. A group of personalities from politics, Argentine culture and leaders of the Venezuelan opposition filed a complaint in court against the presidents of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro; from Cuba, Miguel Díaz Canel; and from Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega. The complaint aims to prevent the arrival in Argentina of at least the first two, Maduro and Díaz Canel, for the summit of the Community of Latin American


A group of personalities from politics, Argentine culture and leaders of the Venezuelan opposition filed a complaint in court against the presidents of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro;

from Cuba, Miguel Díaz Canel;

and from Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega.

The complaint aims to prevent the arrival in Argentina of at least the first two, Maduro and Díaz Canel, for the summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, on Tuesday the 24th. Both leaders have informed the Government that they intend to participate in the forum of presidents, unlike the Nicaraguan who has always said that he was going to send his chancellor.

The complaint against the three was presented this Wednesday by the so-called Argentine Forum for Democracy in the Region (FADER) and exposed "the violations of international law" for which the three dictators are accused.

However, its scope and its ability to prevent the arrival of these presidents is unknown, involved in controversy and multiple rejections from the opposition.

For that matter, Maduro and Díaz Canel hope to meet with Alberto Fernández and Luis Inacio Lula da Silva.

The complaint "is based on numerous reports from prestigious international human rights organizations, such as the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) or Human Rights Watch, which account for the political persecution of civil organizations and individuals," it indicates.

And it is signed, among others, by the Venezuelan opposition activist Elisa Trotta, the Buenos Aires official Waldo Wolff, the deputies Karina Banfi, Ricardo López Murphy, Maximiliano Ferraro and Sabrina Ajmechet;

Senator Alfredo Cornejo;

the constitutionalist Daniel Sabsay, the philosopher Santiago Kovadloff, and the human rights leader Graciela Fernández Meijide.

Also Foreign Minister Jorge Faurie, and journalists Alfredo Leuco and Eduardo Feimann.

Also former ambassadors Diego Guelar, and Paula Bertol, human rights activists such as Brian Schapira, Héctor Schamis, among others.

"More than 7 million Venezuelans have had to leave their country since the Chavista dictatorship broke out; many of them have been political prisoners and have suffered humiliation and torture," they said. 

"The same has happened in Cuba, a country where free elections have never been held since the Castro dictatorship took power in 1959."

And they remember that according to the IACHR, in Nicaragua more than 600 citizens have been murdered in recent months, and half of the social organizations that provide assistance in the neighborhoods have been closed down.

"Fader wants to express his deep concern about the invitation that President Alberto Fernandez made to these 3 dictators, stating that it is a provocation for the entire Argentine society that respects, values ​​and wishes to live in democracy"

The Argentine Forum for Democracy embraces each of the citizens of these three countries who had to leave their land, expelled by these dictatorships, and reaffirms its commitment to continue being a voice that works for the restoration of democracy and peace in Latin America.

Maduro has open complaints in the United States justice along with 14 other current and former officials, and even a reward offer for his arrest.

He is also subject to sanctions and has an open investigation for crimes against humanity at the International Court of Justice.

But there is no arrest warrant against him.

Last year, federal judge Ariel Lijo opened an investigation against Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and Vice President Rosario María Murillo to determine if they are responsible for crimes against humanity.


What does the complaint say?

Headed by the deputy Waldo Wolff, plus the sponsorship of the lawyer Tomás Farini Duggan, the complaint before the Argentine justice against Maduro, Ortega and Díaz Canel was made - it indicates - under the terms of article 174 of the Criminal Procedure Code.

He affirms that the reported events "could constitute serious crimes against humanity, as recognized by international human rights law."

He refers to universal jurisdiction under international law and among his examples he cites the Convention against Torture, by virtue of which former Chilean President Augusto Pinochet lost his immunity in the United Kingdom and was determined to be subject to extradition.

He speaks of universal jurisdiction under Argentine law- "Argentine Law 26,200, which implements the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, establishes that Argentine courts may exercise jurisdiction over foreign citizens who commit crimes abroad, provided that this be established in the international treaties and conventions to which Argentina is a party".

The complaint lists independent reports carried out in Venezuela.

"A First Report: The Mission has been investigating cases of human rights violations since 2014. Cases of torture, forced disappearances, and extrajudicial executions were revealed."

The main victims of the extrajudicial executions were young men, who were determined to have been murdered after being in the custody of the security forces.

These acts were mostly committed by the FAES, DCGIM, and SEBIN, whose targets were mostly political and social activists with a high public profile.

Cases of sexual abuse and torture committed by SEBIN, a body that on multiple occasions refused to release detainees despite having orders to do so, were documented, as well as cases of torture that included threats of rape, harassment, suffocation, and electric shock.

There is evidence that these acts were carried out under the supervision of their commanding officers, who also bear responsibility.

To prepare the report, more than 400 extrajudicial executions were reviewed and 18 were selected to demonstrate what is happening in Venezuela.

And go on.

The complaint lists several other reports of Chavismo's methods and patterns of torture without counting the consequences of oppression such as the refugee crisis.

Then it lists what happened in Nicaragua including "the violent state response to the social protests that began on April 18, 2018, triggered a serious political, social and human rights crisis in Nicaragua."

And he recounts the arrest of all the candidates for president in last year's elections in which Ortega was again elected president.

Regarding the "Serious violations of international human rights law in Cuba," the IACHR learned of the persistent restrictions on political rights, assembly and association, and freedom of expression and dissemination of thought, and the repression of the protests of July 2021.

Among various facts, the report says that "mass arrests also led to widespread reports of ill-treatment, also inflicted on women."

And that the authorities subjected women journalists and activists to house arrest, surveillance and harassment.

"They denied that human rights violations had been committed as a consequence of the repression and, using their monopoly of the media, broadcast a selection of images of the incidents of violence that occurred during the protests to show that they had been violent in general. ."


Source: clarin

All news articles on 2023-01-18

You may like

News/Politics 2024-02-20T05:04:45.031Z

Trends 24h

News/Politics 2024-03-28T06:04:53.137Z

Latest

© Communities 2019 - Privacy

The information on this site is from external sources that are not under our control.
The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.