Provea denounces that the Venezuelan State abandoned its obligations regarding human rights

The Venezuelan NGO Provide On Sunday, on the occasion of the International Day of Democracy, the organization denounced that the Venezuelan State “openly abandoned its obligations” in terms of economic, social and cultural rights, and that there has been, according to the organization, a “systematic violation of the rights to association, demonstration and expression.”

«In Venezuela, the government has imposed its efforts to consolidate an economic model divorced from popular interests, supported by corruption, opacity and the encouragement of criminal economies of various origins.» This is what the NGO said in X.

In his opinion, the adoption of “anti-popular and anti-democratic” measures has “eroded the guarantee of social rights and makes the possibility of overcoming the crisis in the shortest possible time illusory.”

“The worsening of the crisis and the lack of responses to overcome it are due, fundamentally, to the closure of democratic spaces and the extinction of the rule of law”Provea said.

The NGO warned that “denying” people “the human right to democracy and well-being” and “repressing those who claim these basic principles is a crime against human rights.”

Message from Provea for the International Day of Democracy

Therefore, he added, “only in democracy can we guarantee that the demands for justice and equal rights for all people can be heard.”

Last Thursday, a group of 49 countries, plus the European Union (EU), signed a joint declaration at the United Nations to call for “restoring democratic norms in Venezuela,” although it did not include a specific call for the UN to intervene in the crisis.

The signatories recall that “it is time for Venezuelans to begin constructive and inclusive discussions to resolve the electoral impasse,” referring to the presidential elections of July 28, whose official results, which grant victory to President Nicolás Maduro, have not been recognized by much of the international community.

These countries also say they are “seriously concerned by reports of human rights violations.”

For its part, Maduro’s government said on Sunday that democracy in the Caribbean country is “protagonist and participatory” and “translates into true power for the people.”

In a message on Telegram shared by Foreign Minister Yván Gil, the Executive added that “only through popular democracy” will it be possible to “guarantee the emancipation and sovereignty” of countries.