On video: Venezuela’s Rule of Law Crisis
At a side event to the UN Human Rights Council session, the ICJ reviewed today the latest developments in Venezuela, highlighting the extremely serious human rights situation and prevailing impunity, and discussed action that should be taken by the Human Rights Council to address the crisis.
At the event, the ICJ also presented its new report The Supreme Court of Justice of Venezuela: an instrument of the Executive Power, showing how this highest court has subverted the constitutional order and has consummated a serious rupture of the Rule of Law in Venezuela.
Moderator:
- Laila Matar, Senior UN Advocate, Human Rights Watch
Speakers:
- Sam Zarifi, ICJ Secretary General
- Carlos Ayala Corao, Venezuelan lawyer, ICJ Commissioner
- Federico Andreu Guzman, ICJ South America Representative
Watch the video:
Presentación del Reporte sobre la situación de crisis de Derechos Humanos en Venezuela. #CrisisVenezuela, #HRC36 #humanrights International Commission of Jurists #RIDH Red Internacional de Derechos Humanos
Posted by Red Internacional de Derechos Humanos on Tuesday, September 12, 2017
For additional recent ICJ reports on Venezuela, click here.
The flyer for this event is available in PDF format by clicking here.
For more information, contact un(a)icj.org