Bachelet denounces executions in Venezuela

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, denounced the human rights violations committed by the Nicolás Maduro government in Venezuela.

"In the context of the latest wave of national demonstrations against the government, in the first two months of this year, my office has documented numerous human rights violations and abuses committed by security forces and pro-government armed groups – "armed groups", including the excessive use of force, killings, arbitrary detentions, torture, threats and intimidation, "he said.

"I am very concerned about the weakening of democracy, particularly because of the continued criminalization of peaceful protests," he added.

In addition, the former president of Chile asked the Chavez government to authorize "full and unrestricted access" to the team of its office, which is conducting a technical mission to the Caribbean country and to not to retaliate against Venezuelans who speak with officials of the international organization.

"A technical team from my office is currently in the country and I think it is a positive first step, it is essential that the team has full and unrestricted access," he said. at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva.

Bachelet said that "since June 2018, the exercise of social and economic rights has steadily deteriorated in Venezuela" and stressed that the crisis suffered by the Caribbean country "is also a worrying factor of regional destabilization ".

He stressed that the Chavez authorities "refused to recognize the scale and severity of the crisis in terms of medical care, food and basic services".