VENEZUELA SANCTIONS
Caracas, 1 April (EFE) .- The government of Venezuela celebrated this Friday the adoption of a resolution tabled by the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) before the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) on the “negative effects” of international sanctions Citizenship.
The text, adopted this Thursday by 27 votes in favour, 15 against and 5 abstentions, is entitled “The negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the exercise of human rights” and rejects any sanction between countries that thwart economic development political and humanitarian. or that affects people’s everyday lives.
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Félix Plasencia celebrated the resolution via his Twitter account, where he expressed his satisfaction at the “strong rejection” of the sanctions by the “large majority” of Council members.
“We welcome the NAM resolution on the negative effects of unilateral coercive measures on the perception of human rights, which was adopted by a large majority in the UN Human Rights Council with 27 yes votes,” wrote the Chancellor.
He also insisted that the sanctions were a “criminal scourge” and that their imposition violated the principles of international law and the UN Charter.
“We are the undisputed majority. Venezuela continues to firmly reject the criminal scourge of unilateral coercive measures, along with 120 member countries of the NAM and other nations of the international community that respect the principles of international law, multilateralism and the UN Charter,” Plasencia said.
The resolution urges all states to end sanctions they deem “contradictory” with “norms and principles that govern peaceful relations (…), that impede trade relations and the full realization of the rights set out in the Universal Declaration.” prevent human rights”.
In addition, it called on sanctions entities and United Nations agencies to “take concrete action to mitigate the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures in humanitarian assistance,” and urged countries to promote multilateralism and strengthen cooperation, to manage the impact of these measures.
The United States, the European Union and other countries maintain sanctions against Venezuela, which, among other things, prevent the use of its assets in sanctioned territory or the regular export and import of products.