Comments on: IACHR report on Venezuela: And you really thought Venezuela was a democracy?

By: Hugo Chavez: Right but wrong « Life Through the Lens of Bryan

Hugo Chavez: Right but wrong « Life Through the Lens of Bryan — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:52:05 +0000

[...] Considering Chavez’s notoriety of cracking down on opposing viewpoints, Chavez’s recent statement on internet regulation can reasonably be taken as an attempt to silence one of the last true bastions of free speech in Venezuela. Just take a look at the recent Inter American Commission on Human Rights report on Venezuela. Here is an excerpt as it relates to freedom of expression in Venezuela, summarized by Miguel Octavio: [...]

By: Roger

Roger — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:01:09 +0000

And of course Hugos excuse http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100225/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_venezuela_rights_report

By: rwg

rwg — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:29:02 +0000

Chavez does what he wants. Nothing will change him. Chavez will lie his way around this report. The IACHR needs to convince Chavez’ supporters in Venezuela that Chavez is against human rights for everyone including Chavez supporters.

By: deananash

deananash — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:25:04 +0000

“To me he is Hugo the First, H.R.M., S.E. (His Red Majesty, Socialist Emperor), and if they still call him President…”

Hahaha, nowhere in loroferoz’s description is the word “varón”. And forgotten, but equally appropriate: El Supremo II.

By: Gringo

Gringo — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:32:21 +0000

Arturo, Arturo, wherefore art thou, Arturo?

By: An Interested Observer

An Interested Observer — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:13:06 +0000

I saw a rumor that Tabare Vazquez might become a candidate for OAS SyG. Interesting option, though I don’t believe it’s probably. Can’t really be worse than Insulza.

By: Deanna

Deanna — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:45:18 +0000

P.S. No, the OAS will not take action, especially now that Insulza seems to be slated for another four years as Secretary-General!!!!!

By: Deanna

Deanna — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:44:01 +0000

Of course the OAS will not take action, even though it is evident to the Commission that human rights have been violated. It will not apply the Carta Democratica to Venezuela because, like any of the other international organizations (UN, etc.) they will only take action when there is a civil war that threatens other countries. As a former staff member of the UN, I affirm that those organizations are only good at having meetings and blah, blah, blah. And they will only sanction countries when that country has become a thorn on the sides of neighbors and threatens everyone else, i.e. Iran with its nuclear power, etc. If truth be told, many of the members of those organizations (and the organizations themselves) are big violators of human rights–political, social, labor, equal education, etc.

By: loroferoz

loroferoz — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:36:50 +0000

I do not think Venezuela is a Republic anymore. Even an oligarchic one. Even a “popular” one.

To me it appears that the adjectives that the Socialists and Nacional Socialists put before Republic, are there to void the word Republic of any meaning.

There’s simply no rule of law, no checks on government power, no legal possibility of challenging the chief of state and no way that citizens can review the State effectively, beginning with its budget.

As for the necessary independence and freedom of individual citizens (which require strong property rights by the way), what’s left is owed only to the enormous inefficiency and arbitrariness of what passes for State here.

To me he is Hugo the First, H.R.M., S.E. (His Red Majesty, Socialist Emperor), and if they still call him President… Well, they call Fidel Castro and Robert Mugabe, and Kim Jong Il Presidents too.

By: Antonio

Antonio — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:49:35 +0000

The report is close to the reality an close to the absolute true, about what happens in Venezuela.

Who dare to refuse it, is only talking by their stomachs, in other words, they are bought by the Venezuelan Regime, with Venezuelan money.