Caracas: The recent visit of the high commissioner of the United Nations (UN), Michelle Bachelet, contributed to the rupture of the media siege imposed today against Venezuela, the secretary of the National Council of Human Rights, Larry Devoe said, Prensa Latina publishes.
Bachelet developed from June 19 to 21 a busy schedule in Venezuelan territory, where he held meetings with authorities, political actors and knew first hand the effects caused by the economic blockade of the United States.
Speaking to Venezolana de Televisión, Devoe stressed the importance of the Chilean ex president appreciating the policies of the Bolivarian Government in favor of majorities, and how they are hampered by the sanctions applied by the US administration of Donald Trump.
Bachelet had access to evidence, facts and evidence that demonstrates the execution of unilateral coercive measures at least since 2013, although these flared up since the beginning of 2019, she stressed.
She said that the issue of the consequences of the economic blockade was a priority during the official visit of the high commissioner, for inclusion in the report that the official will present before the Human Rights Council of the UN on July 5.
In Venezuela there are great expectations with the presentation of this document, waiting for an objective assessment of the situation of human rights in the country, unlike previous reports, totally 'biased and politicized', said Devoe.
A the end of his three-day visit to the South American country, Bachelet expressed concern about the negative impact of the blockade, recognizing that the sanctions implemented by Washington on Venezuelan oil exports and the gold trade are exacerbating and aggravating the pre-existing economic crisis. '
The official stressed that the international body represented by her reached an agreement with the Executive so that two officials of that body remain in Venezuela with the mandate to provide advice and technical assistance, and monitor the human rights situation.
During her stay in Venezuela, the high commissioner held meetings with President Nicolás Maduro; the holder of the National Constituent Assembly, Diosdado Cabello; Chancellor Jorge Arreaza, members of the cabinet, the public, judicial, and the Ombudsman.
He also spoke with deputies of the National Assembly - an opposition majority parliament declared in contempt by the Supreme Court of Justice - and its president Juan Guaidó, recognized by Washington as interim president of the country in an act described by Caracas as an attempted coup. .
In this regard, Bachelet called the leaders of all political spectra to find a way to confront the challenges of the people of Venezuela, and to participate constructively with the dialogue facilitated by Norway or any other attempt to find a negotiated solution to the country's crisis.
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