An international human rights group on
Friday criticized the president of Venezuela's parliament for questioning the
legitimacy of activists who last week had testified before the United Nations
Human Rights Council in Switzerland. Among those who spoke to the Geneva-based
body was Lilian Tintori, the wife of jailed opposition leader Leopoldo López,
who insisted that the "75 political prisoners in Venezuela have to be set
free immediately," according to El Nuevo Herald. But Diosdado Cabello, the
National Assembly leader who is widely considered the second most powerful man
in embattled President Nicolás Maduro's administration, accused Tintori and
others of "conspiracy" and "attacks" against their country,
the independent International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) said in a
statement. More… 
Thursday, July 9, 2015
Human Rights Group, Activists Decry Accusations by Venezuela's Diosdado Cabello
An international human rights group on
Friday criticized the president of Venezuela's parliament for questioning the
legitimacy of activists who last week had testified before the United Nations
Human Rights Council in Switzerland. Among those who spoke to the Geneva-based
body was Lilian Tintori, the wife of jailed opposition leader Leopoldo López,
who insisted that the "75 political prisoners in Venezuela have to be set
free immediately," according to El Nuevo Herald. But Diosdado Cabello, the
National Assembly leader who is widely considered the second most powerful man
in embattled President Nicolás Maduro's administration, accused Tintori and
others of "conspiracy" and "attacks" against their country,
the independent International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) said in a
statement. More… 
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