Una conversación con Ligia Bolívar, del Centro de Derechos Humanos de la UCAB, sobre la interpelación a Venezuela en el Comité contra la Tortura (ONU). El Hangout político es un espacio conducido por los periodistas y activistas @Naky Soto y @LuisCarlos Díaz desde Venezuela.
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Achieving Justice Under International Law - Venezuela case study: challenges and opportunities
Hola amigos de la colonia de Venezuela residente en Boston y Massachusetts.
Es de gran agrado y de gran honor para mi invitarlos al panel
académico que llevaremos a cabo en el Boston College sobre el caso
Venezuela.
Abajo encontraran la información del panel, locación, dia y hora, tema e information relevante al tema del panel. Sairam participara del panel desde Caracas via Skype.
Abajo encontraran la información del panel, locación, dia y hora, tema e information relevante al tema del panel. Sairam participara del panel desde Caracas via Skype.
El panel es abierto no solo a la comunidad académica del Boston
College, sino a otras universidades, centros de investigación, empresas,
centros de pensamiento, etc. No duden en compartir la información del
panel con sus colegas del trabajo, allegados, amigos y familiares.
Cualquier información adicional no duden en enviarme un email, o llamarme a mi celular: 8572375593.
Aprovecho la oportunidad para compartir con ustedes una pieza
editorial que escribí sobre el caso Venezuela para el Fletcher Forum of
Global Affairs (online edition).
Con un cordial y atento saludo,
Juan Carlos Portilla
Visiting Scholar
Boston College Law School
885 Centre Street
Newton, MA 02459
Email: juan.portilla@bc.edu
BCTelephone: (617)552-4019
BCFax: (617)5522889
Mobil: 8572375593
Boston Globe Editorial: Crackdown presents challenge to Citizens Energy, Joe Kennedy II
A raíz de la visita de Lilian Tintori, el Boston Globe publicó hoy un editorial muy importante sobre la situación en Venezuela y la conexión con Citizen Energy.
A continuación presentamos un extracto del texto:
Para leer el texto completo del editorial, hacer clic aquí." ... Citizens Energy has provided a winter lifeline to more than 1.8 million people. If it gave up its deal with Venezuela, many of those families would face far higher heating costs. But American interests aren’t the only ones at issue. In López’s Harvard award acceptance letter, he urged Americans to speak up about what’s happening in his country: “You have an opportunity to send a far different message: that the weight of the global community is on the side of human rights and dignity.”
Es la primera vez que el Globe se pronuncia de una manera tan contundente. ¡Estimados residentes de Nueva Inglaterra hay que difundir el mensaje! Accedan a la página online del Globe y escriban sus comentarios, o mejor aun, envíen una carta al editor felicitando al Globe y agradeciendo la publicación del editorial. Envíen una carta de apoyo a letter@globe.com o fax: 617-929-2098.
Amnesty International: More protesters detained, at risk of torture in Venezuela
Further information on UA: 119/14 Index: AMR 53/014/2014 Venezuela Date: 15 May 2014
URGENT ACTION
On 14 May security forces in Caracas detained at least 100 people
involved in ongoing anti-government demonstrations. They are at risk of
torture or other ill-treatment and their right to due process is at
risk.
According to reports, on 14 May, at least 100
people including some minors, were detained by Venezuelan National Guard
in Chacao municipality, east of the capital Caracas, with excessive use
of force. Some of them have been released after few hours, including
all the minors. They were detained while taking part in a student
demonstration organised to protest against the detention of 243 people
between 7 and 8 May. Student demonstration was held in front of the
UNDP’s office
National Guards attacked media workers who were
covering the protest. According to press reports, four photographers
were beaten and three journalist assaulted, some of them present
injuries by rubber pellets. The Ministry of Tourism, adjacent to the
UNDP’s offices was reportedly attacked with stones and Molotov cocktails
during the demonstration. A member of the National Guard was injured
when he was accidently hit by one of the buses that was carrying some of
the detainees into custody.
In the context of the ongoing protests in
Venezuela, Amnesty International has received dozens of complaints about
torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment of detainees by
members of the security forces, at the time of detention, during
transfer and at detention centres. The detainees’ safety and right to
due process are at grave risk.
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