The Chancellor of the Republic, Yván Gil, issued a statement on his Telegram channel on behalf of Venezuela, where he rejects the infamous statement issued by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) this Friday, where High Commissioner Volker Turk lies and accuses the Venezuelan government of torturing, arbitrarily detaining and persecuting citizens after the violent events that occurred at the end of the presidential elections on June 28.
In this sense, Venezuela asserts that “this statement, which lacks support and objectivity, shows the subordination of the High Commissioner to the interests of the decadent US empire and its blatant use as a tool of political aggression against our homeland.»
“We denounce that High Commissioner Volker Turk, who has his hands stained with blood as the result of the murder of children in Gaza, Syria and Lebanon, submissive to an imperial agenda, intends to attack Venezuela by repeating the narrative fabricated by the Venezuelan extreme right wing”, as reads part of the statement.
It also states that “The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has been turned into a space at the service of the sectors that promote chaos, destabilization and foreign intervention, deliberately ignoring the violent actions financed from abroad, which after the elections on July left 28 dead, including hate crimes, and hundreds wounded, among them State security agents”.
Venezuela makes it clear in its message that it is a sovereign State and guarantor of human rights: “Unlike what this politicized body tries to impose, our institutions have acted with strict respect for the law, guaranteeing rights and granting procedural benefits to those detained. We also reject attacks against legitimate laws, such as the NGO Law and the Law against the Imperialist Blockade, which protect our nation from destabilizing activities and external aggression aimed at undermining our sovereignty”.
“The erratic and selective behavior of the OHCHR completely disqualifies any pretense of impartiality. We remind its head and the system he represents that Venezuela will not accept attempts at guardianship or colonial interference disguised as concerns for human rights,” he stressed.
In conclusion, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela “demands absolute respect for its institutions and democracy, and reiterates that it will continue to firmly defend its independence against attacks by any foreign power or its internal accomplices. Our fight for sovereignty, peace and the well-being of the Venezuelan people is unwavering and will bravely confront any threat.”