Peru denounced a violation of human rights in Venezuela | Trade | Policy

Minister of Foreign Affairs Néstor Popolizio announced Thursday that Peru had denounced to the United Nations Human Rights Council the systematic violation of human rights in Venezuela .

According to the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Peruvian demand has been supported by 53 UN member states, including the countries that make up the Lima Group and the European Union.

"The gravity of the crisis It generated a mass exodus of Venezuelan citizens who emigrated to different countries in the region," the Foreign Ministry told the media.

In addition, our country emphasized that the report of the High Commissioner of the United Nations confirmed that Venezuela there were serious human rights violations due to the serious crisis triggered by the collapse of the democratic order in this country. 9005] On the other hand, Ambassador Claudio de la Puente, representative of Peru before the Human Rights Council based in Geneva, Switzerland, pointed out that the 53 countries that supported the The prosecution was waiting for the Venezuelan people to return to democracy.

He also called the government of Venezuela led by the president of this country, Nicolás Maduro, to accept, without delay, the entrance of humanitarian aid, in order to mitigate the serious social and economic crisis in his country.