On Monday, Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Yvan Gil denounced a systematic campaign against his country at the opening of the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
The campaign is a “political operation disguised as a legal debate” that has led to the freezing of assets and to the stigmatization, criminalization and xenophobia against Venezuelan migrants.
Those actions have included the implementation of degrading detention centers and violent treatment that constitute serious human rights violations, facts that he said are known to the UNHRC bureaucracy.
The Venezuelan diplomat recalled that the United Nations General Assembly has repeatedly adopted resolutions recognizing the illegality of unilateral coercive measures as contrary to international law. He said such measures have severe impacts on the enjoyment of the Venezuelan population’s economic, social and cultural rights.
Gil noted that the UNHRC has warned about the negative effects of these actions on access to health care, food, development and a dignified life for peoples, underscoring that they should not be used as instruments of political pressure.
The Bolivarian diplomat also referred to the U.S. military action against Venezuela, which resulted in more than 100 deaths and in the kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and first lady Cilia Flores.
The Venezuelan foreign minister reiterated that his government has always promoted national dialogue and reconciliation and is currently working on a process of acknowledging wounds, forgiveness, and reconciliation.
In that regard, Gil referred to the 2026 Amnesty Law for Democratic Coexistence, which is aimed at consolidating peace and national reconciliation, guaranteeing legal certainty and restorative justice without allowing impunity for crimes against humanity, intentional homicide or actions against sovereignty.
He said the law creates a special monitoring commission, reaffirming that Venezuela resolves its internal affairs within its own constitutional framework and in defense of democratic coexistence.
Gil expressed deep concern about “selectivity in human rights scrutiny.” While some countries are subjected to constant and disproportionate examination, tragedies of enormous magnitude such as the Gaza genocide do not receive the firm and proportionate attention required by international law and human conscience.
The Venezuelan foreign minister urged the Human Rights Council not to become a stage for selective geopolitics and to recover its credibility as an impartial, universal body committed to all peoples.
Gil said his country is committed to international cooperation based on mutual respect and that Venezuela has reestablished ties with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
The Venezuelan diplomat concluded his remarks by firmly demanding four crucial actions: first, an end to all unilateral coercive measures that have violated the economic, social and cultural rights of millions of Venezuelans; second, respect for state sovereignty in accordance with the UN Charter; third, a human rights agenda that does not evade the world’s major tragedies; and fourth, the immediate release of President Maduro and his wife.
Finally, Gil said Venezuela will continue defending its independence, dignity and the rights of its people through diplomacy, dialogue and the deep conviction that peace is humanity’s supreme good.
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Source: VFM
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