The Council of Europe adopted, during the plenary session of the Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) a declaration in which it condemned the political ban of candidates implemented by Venezuela's Comptroller General, after considering that the measure violates the Venezuelan Constitution as well as international agreements signed by the South American country. The Council of Europe determined that the decision of the Comptroller General was adopted "arbitrarily" to prevent the participation of opposition leaders in November's elections, and as a consequence the Venezuelan voters may not support the barred candidates. "This represents a new attack against democracy and pluralism." Similarly, the Council of Europe said that "government's actions" against opposition candidates, and against human rights activists "such as the arbitrary expulsion of José Miguel Vivanco, the director of Human Rights Watch (HRW), and Daniel Wilkinson, the deputy director," are a serious attack against freedom," the Venezuelan TV news channel Globovisión said.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Council of Europe calls on Venezuela "to respect the rules of democracy"
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Let members of the Council of Europe who have routinely violated not only the democractic process but international law, first answer to the world for these shortcomings before falsely accusing Venezuela of any violations of democracy.
ReplyDeletePerhaps the COUNCIL of EUROPE should explain what troops of member countries are doing in Afghanistan and Iraq? They are certainly not there on the invitation of the Iraqi people but at the behest of the tyrant Geoegre W. Bush, which makes them co-conspirators and unwelcome guests in both those occupied countries.
Who listens to the Vichyite Council of Europe that takes its orders directly from the white House? Case closed.