The national delegation voted against continuing the investigation into human rights violations in Russia and Venezuela, while the OAS did not comment on the situation in Nicaragua.
La Paz, October 8, 2022 (ANF). – Given the lack of response from the Bolivian representation on the human rights situation in Russia, Venezuela and Nicaragua, the former president, Eduardo Rodríguez Veltzé, assured that he would not support the initiatives of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council proves to be “aligned for ideological reasons”.
“By voting Bolivia against the initiatives of the UN Human Rights Council in countries like Venezuela, Syria, Sri Lanka or Russia, it reveals that it is a country” aligned” with powers for ideological reasons. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs must explain it,” the former president wrote on his Twitter account.
The comments come after the Bolivian delegation voted against a two-year extension of the work of the mission that investigates and documents human rights violations in Venezuela. At the same time, he rejected the creation of the figure of the “independent expert” to investigate and monitor the human rights situation in Russia.
It is not the first time that Rodríguez Veltzé has questioned the foreign policy of the government of Luis Arce, previously he criticized the position of the Bolivian state on the war in Ukraine. In addition to criticizing the situation of justice in the country, which is affected by the interference of political power.
On the other hand, during the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Freddy Mamani, raised several issues on the actions of this organization, such as the maritime issue, but did not mention the situation going through Nicaragua, as did other representations.
With regard to the situation in Nicaragua, the representatives of Chile, Canada and Brazil expressed their concern over the political crisis in that country, the violation of human rights and the increase in the number of people incarcerated.
OAS Secretary Luis Almagro reported that a resolution had been approved in which member states urged that country to cease all violent action against the population, as well as to put aside the judicial harassment of journalists and the full restoration of civic and political order. rights.
Finally, in the same message on social networks, former President Veltzé felt that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs needed to explain the position taken; So far, this body has not ruled.
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