HRW writes tough letter to Chavez

July 1, 2003

In the past I have been critical on the softness of Human Rights Watch on the Chavez Government. Indeed HRW was soft on Chavez and at times too tough, in my opinion, with the opposition. But with time HRW has come to see Chavez and his Government for what they are. In the interest of fairness I have to say that the turnaround has been amazing, as witnessed by the letter sent to Hugo Chavez by that organization. In the letter, HRW after some pleseantries on the agreement between the Government and the opposition, is very tough on the Chavez administration on freedom of speech and calling for investigation on the attacks on reporters. HRW also questions whether the recall referendum can take place without freedom of speech being guaranteed by the Government. Good for HRW!

This entry was posted on July 1, 2003 at 11:49 pm and is filed under Venezuela.

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