Venezuelan Government
Rejects U.S. Report On Human Rights
Caracas - The Venezuelan government on
Thursday rejected a U.S. report that denounced its human rights
record.
"The government in defense of the sovereignty of the Venezuelan
people, strongly and firmly rejects the publishing by the U.S.
Department of State of a report that pretends to evaluate the
general condition of Venezuela's human rights," a statement said.
The U.S. report on human rights in Latin American countries was
published on Wednesday.
Regarding Venezuela, the report pointed out "the widespread
corruption, the harassment of the press and opposition, the
polarization of the judicial system, and the violence against women
and traffickers."
The Venezuelan statement said the country does not accept such
practices of the U.S., adding that the U.S. has "the darkest record
in disregarding and violating human dignity in contemporary history,
yet still takes power without mandate and legitimacy to become
judges of other countries."
The report was "fake and interfering," it said.
The government demands the U.S. authorities "end such practices (of
judging other countries)" and requests "respect, equality and
non-interference in domestic issues," the statement said. |
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