Machado on the UN Mission report
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said this Tuesday that the report of the UN Independent Missionwhich includes complaints of alleged crimes against humanity related to the July 28 elections, It is “crucial for the isolation” of the “regime”as he calls the government of Nicolás Maduro.
“This report represents a crucial element for the increasing isolation of the regime, and the evidence for international justice to be achieved,” Machado said through X.
Machado says that the report It is “a very important step towards justice”
He said that the mission report It is “a very important step towards justice and reparation for victims of torture, persecution and systematic human rights violations, as well as for their families.
Today, the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission has published its detailed conclusions in which, with compelling evidence, it recounts all the atrocities committed by the Venezuelan regime in recent times, including the days… https://t.co/UXsveQjtHU
— María Corina Machado (@MariaCorinaYA) October 15, 2024
In the document, which has 158 pages and covers the period between September 1, 2023 and August 31, 2024 in Venezuela, the mission accuses security forces and pro-government armed civilian groups of murders, forced disappearances, acts of torture and sexual and gender violence.
Security forces were “massively involved” in human rights violations, such as arbitrary arrests, excessive use of force to repress protestsor cruel and degrading treatment, indicates the document, pointing out as responsible agents of the Bolivarian Intelligence Service (Sebin) and the General Directorate of Military Counterintelligence (Dgcim), as well as the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB) and the National Police.
The Maduro government “strongly” rejected the report, which it described as a “pamphlet”, published “by the shameful mission”, considering that it is “a fictional document” and “a fantasy script”, without responding to the allegations contained in the report. report.
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