Venezuela Condemned for Violations in Draft UNGA Resolution Circulated by Human Rights Groups
UNGA resolution is proposed by dissidents and human rights activists, as adopted in the Declaration of Dissidents for Universal Human Rights, at the We Have A Dream
GENEVA, – As Venezuela this afternoon defended its human rights record before a mandatory examination by the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva (click here for live tweets), a coalition of dissidents and rights groups circulated an unprecedented draft resolution to UN member states (see text below), calling on them to condemn "the ongoing, systematic violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms of the people of Venezuela," and to repeal "laws that restrict freedom of expression."