What do they intend to hide the military games of Nicolás Maduro

Nicolás Maduro trying to divert the attention of the Venezuelan crisis in Colombia? Venezuelan President said the time has come to "dismantle war claims" with military exercises Sovereignty and Peacewhich will take place from this Tuesday until the 28th of this month on the border with Colombia.

"The time has come to defend national sovereignty and peace, deploying all our defense capacity to dismantle the war claims we want to impose, that our victory is peace!" Wrote the president on Twitter.

Opposition leader Juan Guaidó, however, accused Maduro of creating tension with Colombia "divert attention" from international pressure for political change in his country and invited to solve "humanitarian emergency".

"What we Venezuelans are asking for is to put an end to the suffering of our people, to witness the complex humanitarian emergency (…), not to make any declarations. absurd warfare to simply deflect attention, "said Guaidó.

The parliamentary leader, recognized as interim president of Venezuela by fifty countries, including Colombia, accused Maduro of having used "the clbadic strategy of the regime of the external enemy".

What would you like to hide?

The military threat of Maduro against Colombia came two days after the Chilean President Michele BacheletThe United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has once again exposed the terrifying figures on the social, political and economic situation that Venezuela is experiencing under Maduro.

"Since the presentation of my report (…), the situation of human rights continues to affect millions of people in Venezuela. destabilizing impacts in the region"He lamented, confirming his willingness to" continue to cooperate with the authorities in order to make substantial changes and put an end to human rights violations. "

He also expressed concern about the "public disqualifications and threats" received by some civil society organizations collaborating in the preparation of this report. "The reprisals for cooperating with the UN are unacceptable and I urge the authorities to take preventive measures," he said.

ARBITRARY DETENTION AND TORTURES

With regard to the prison situation and the detainees, Bachelet said that "there has been recent progress" because his team was able to visit the military prison of Ramo Verde, Caracas, and "progress are ongoing regarding a protocol and a schedule of visits months ".

• The government released 83 people, "including those whose detention was found to be arbitrary," although he recalled that the "full release" of Judge María Lourdes Afiuni and journalist Braulio Jatar, released with measures partial, was in progress.
• Bachelet documented "cases of torture and ill-treatment, both physical and psychological, of persons arbitrarily deprived of their liberty, particularly of soldiers", and recalled the case of the captain Rafael Acosta, deceased in detention on June 29. The autopsy revealed "multiple strokes, bruises, excoriations and burns".
• The UN denounced the continued use of military justice against civilians and the decision of the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ), executed by the Constituent Assembly, of the uproot the immunity of 25 deputies from the opposition in the National Assembly, two of whom are awaiting trial.

EXTRAJUDICIAL EXECUTIONS

Bachelet drew attention to documented cases of "possible extrajudicial executions by members of the Special Action Forces (FAES)". The local NGO Monitor de Víctimas denounced the fact that only 57 new cases were recorded in Caracas.

"The documented cases show the same pattern as that identified in my June report and reveal the lack of effective mechanisms to protect witnesses and relatives of victims, who are mostly women," and far from dissolving the FAES, as recommended by the UN, "they received support at the highest level of government".

Bachelet estimated that between August 2017 and May 2019, 104 members of the security forces had been convicted for human rights violations, but he asked "to speed up investigations and criminal proceedings. relating to the rest of the death cases in the context of the demonstrations. "

ECONOMIC SITUATION

Bachelet said in his presentation that "the economic and social situation in Venezuela continues to deteriorate rapidly, limiting the exercise of the economic and social rights of millions of people".

• The Venezuelan economy "is currently experiencing what could be the most acute episode of hyperinflationary that the region has experienced", which affects "the ability to buy food, medications and other essential goods ".
• The minimum wage is equivalent to two dollars a month, for which families need 41 minimum wages a month to fill their basket. Caritas recorded 35% of chronic malnutrition among children under 5 years of age treated in the poorest regions of 18 Venezuelan states in June, said Bachelet.
• "Public services have continued to present serious and recurrent failures," said Bachelet, who pointed to "insufficient access to drugs and treatments" that afflict more than 400,000 people with chronic diseases. In recent months, at least four children would have died while waiting for a trip abroad to receive a transplant.
• Bachelet expressed his concern "for the potentially serious impact on human rights new series of sanctions imposed by the United States Government ", despite the exceptions envisaged in the field of humanitarian aid.
• "The strict supervision of the financial sector, the reduction of public revenues and the decline in oil production already have a major impact on social programs and the population in general, all of which contribute to the aggravation of the humanitarian situation and the exodus. Population." Venezuelan people, "said the UN.

MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES

The Bachelet report indicates that there are more than four million Venezuelan migrants and refugees in the world and, although he welcomed the reception efforts of neighboring countries, he stressed "the need to take steps to ensure a safe, orderly and regular migration".

• Bachelet denounced "cases of trafficked migrants, in particular women, girls and boys, for the purpose of badual exploitation, labor and recruitment for illegal activities of organized crime and other criminal activities. other armed groups ", as well as the disappearance of dozens of migrants "apparently linked to traffic networks".
• Bachelet expressed concern over "reports of xenophobia outbreaks in countries in the region" and again urged host-country authorities to take steps to "mitigate and prevent them while preserving the rights of migrants and refugees ".

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