Monday, April 2, 2018

Venezuela sanctioned by Switzerland for human rights violations


Switzerland Wednesday aligned itself with other European countries by imposing sanctions on Venezuela for “human rights violations and undermining the rule of law and democratic institutions,” the Federal Council announced. Switzerland ”is seriously concerned by the repeated violations of individual freedoms in Venezuela, where the principle of separation of powers is severely undermined and the process in view of the forthcoming elections suffers from a serious lack of legitimacy. It calls on Venezuela to restore the integrity of the electoral process and to promote an inclusive democratic environment that fully respects its constitutional and legal framework and its international obligations. More…

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