Uproar as Venezuela wins seat on UN Human Rights Council
CommentPhilippe RATEROctober 17, 2019United Nations - Venezuela won a seat on the UN Human Rights Council Thursday, sparking outcry from the United States, advocacy groups and Latin American countries who say its rights record is appalling.
The council works to promote and protect human rights around the world. Its members are elected for staggered three-year terms on a regional group basis. More than 50 countries have switched their recognition to national assembly speaker Juan Guaido as the country's legitimate acting president."Today's election of the former Maduro regime in Venezuela to the UN Human Rights Council is an embarrassment to the United Nations and a tragedy for the people of Venezuela," said US Ambassador to the UN Kelly Craft.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, reported in July that over the previous year and half there had been nearly 7,000 extrajudicial executions and that security forces were responsible for most of those deaths.Story continuesIn Caracas, Attorney General Tarek William Saab hailed the vote as a"major achievement" and announced the release of 24 detained opposition figures.
"It is discouraging to see a cynical candidacy mar the credibility of the UN Human Rights Council," said Philippe Bolopion of HRW, which had campaigned against the Venezuelan bid along with some 50 other international and Venezuelan NGOs.
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