COFAVIC: Impunity is increasing

January 20, 2003

COFAVIC the well respected human rights organization said today that the level of impunity is on the increase in Venezuela. The Head of COFAVIC said that acts against Human Rights are beinmg committed with “more obscene impunity”. COFAVIC says that it is rare what is happening in Venezuela, where “the criminals televise their acts and have had the unrestricted backiing of the State”. She said that in Latin America criminals acted under the shadows but in Venezuela thhey are acting in front of everyone because they are protected.She noted that there has been no public statement about the actions on Friday by the National Guard that are supposed to protect the rights of Venezuelans.

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