UN: Basic human rights being ‘chiseled away’ in Venezuela

UN: Basic human rights being ‘chiseled away’ in Venezuela

https://www.apnews.com/8161cf5f784145f28029a5ea94c78a79/UN:-Basic-human-rights-being-'chiseled-away'-in-Venezuela?utm_source=PostUp&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Morning%20Brief%206/22/18%20-%20South%20Africa&utm_keyword=Morning%20Brief%20OC

Excerpt: Government security forces in Venezuela carry out unjustified killings without any apparent consequences as the rule of law in the country quickly vanishes, a United Nations report charged Friday. The Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said Venezuelan officers accused in some 500 questionable killings appear to be evading any charges. That is a sign that checks and balances have been chiseled away, leaving state authorities unaccountable, said Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, the high commissioner. (Remember when Bernie Sanders said, "These days, the American dream is more apt to be realized in South America, in places such as Ecuador, Venezuela and Argentina... [8/5/11]. Socialism ends in coercion. Always. ~Bob)