Posted on 01/30/2015 5:49:48 AM PST by StaffiT
An internal ruling made by the Venezuelan Ministry of Defense, published on Tuesday, January 27, in state newsletter Gaceta Oficial, legalizes the use of lethal weapons by the national armed forces (FANB) against protesters.
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Under Venezuelan law, the Defense Ministry does not have the authority to override or ignore the Constitution and the norms contained therein. María Esperanza Hermida, coordinator for enforcement in Venezuelan NGO (Provea) argued that the measure violates the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), as well as transferring competencies to the military which are the preserve of the civil police.
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Criminalization of a Right
Hermida raised further concerns about the scope for interpretation contained within the Defense Ministry’s ruling that lethal force could be used to “support the legitimately constituted authority.” For the Provea activist, protests by their essence are a complaint against the authorities, meaning that any demonstration against the government could be dispersed with live ammunition.
Hermida explained that the great majority of the 9,286 protests that took place in 2014 — the highest figure yet in Venezuela — didn’t become violent until state security forces attempted to disperse them. As such, she argued, stipulating in a quasi-legal text that simply expressing anti-government sentiments could be constituted as aggression is to criminalize the right to protest.
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It’s only been 100 Million so far, so it’s no biggie. /s
You know he’d love to.
I'm sure he blames the US for all of Venezuela's problems.
There is a point when tyrants must die.
Where’s Hugo’s Buddy zer0 ?
“Where’s Sean Penn?”
He’s catting around with Charlize Thereon with whom he claims to be in love. He cannot count either. He claims that if they marry, it will be a ‘fist’ marriage or him, since he does not consider his two previous marriages to be valid as he was - I dunna know——too ignorant, too innocent, too stupid.?????
Government is collapsing.
“have to break a few eggs”
Or execute a few million people. No biggie.
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