Tuesday, April 4, 2017

Regional group rebukes Venezuelan government


The Organization of American States on Monday took its strongest measure yet rebuking Venezuela's slide toward authoritarianism.Member countries of the regional body said that last week's Supreme Court ruling nullifying the opposition-controlled Congress was "incompatible with democratic practice." That Venezuelan court ruling was overturned after three days following strong international and domestic criticism. The Organization of American States pledged in a statement to continue making diplomatic efforts to address the situation in the economically embattled South American country. "There is no denying that there has been an alteration of the constitutional order," said OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro. More…

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