Democracy on Trial
La Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos decidió que el Estado venezolano violó los derechos políticos de Leopoldo López y otros.-
RT @xElProgreso: .@LeopoldoLopez "El gobierno fue derrotado por la violencia carcelaria" http://t.co/nJ6k9fSm
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Five Things to Know about Leopoldo Lopez’s Candidacy for President of Venezuela
The Chávez government continues to fight to prevent one of his toughest opponents from challenging him in next year’s election. On Monday, the Chávez-appointed Venezuelan Supreme Court stated that it “cannot enforce” a recent Inter-American Court decision requiring Venezuela to…
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Inter-American Court of Human Rights to rule on case of Leopoldo López vs. Venezuela on August 31st
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE :: MEDIA ADVISORY SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA (Aug. 18, 2011) — Yesterday the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) the highest court of justice in the Western Hemisphere, announced that it will discuss the ruling on the…
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Leopoldo López vs. State of Venezuela in the Inter-American Court: The Case in Eight Slides (video)
Eight slides to explain the case (presented in video). On March 1 and 2, 2011, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (the Court) in San José, Costa Rica will hold a public hearing to decide whether or not the Venezuelan government arbitrarily disqualified opposition leader Leopoldo López from exercising his political rights.
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NO to political disqualification! Sign the petition to submit to judges of the Inter-American Court
To one and all: Venezuelan democracy is facing an important test of international justice. For the first time, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, the hemisphere’s highest court, has judged the violation of political rights as perpetrated by the current…
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Five Things to Know about Leopoldo Lopez’s Candidacy for President of Venezuela
The Chávez government continues to fight to prevent one of his toughest opponents from challenging him in next year’s election. On Monday, the Chávez-appointed Venezuelan Supreme Court stated that it “cannot enforce” a recent Inter-American Court decision requiring Venezuela to…
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Dissenters to report on “flagrant contempt” at the OAS (El Universal)
“It draws the anti-democratic, anti-juridical stance” of the regime. — The opposition Unified Democratic Panel (MUD) made known its opinion on a ruling issued by the high court in Leopoldo López’s case. The opposition Unified Democratic Panel (MUD) issued a…
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Declaration of the Friends of the Inter-American Democratic Charter on the Venezuelan Decision Regarding the Ruling of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
We, the undersigned, regret the announcement of the Venezuelan Supreme Court that it will not be feasible to comply with the decisions of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in the case of Leopoldo Lopez vs. Venezuela issued on September…
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An Open Letter to the Venezuelan Government
In a landmark decision with far reaching implications, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) the highest court of justice in the Western Hemisphere, ruled on September 1st, 2011 that the state of Venezuela could not deny political rights to…
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A Bolívar Ready to Fight Against the Bolivarian State (The New York Times)
HUGO CHÁVEZ, president of Venezuela, has made Simón Bolívar, the 19th-century aristocrat who liberated much of South America from Spain, the central figure in a “Bolivarian” state ideology, invoking his spirit, exhuming his sarcophagus, even starting the construction of a…
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Venezuela: Implement Inter-American Court Ruling (Human Rights Watch)
Chávez’s Disregard for Rights Obligations Warrants OAS Response. (Washington, DC) – Venezuela is legally obligated to implement a judgement by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights instructing it to uphold the political rights of an opposition leader barred from office,…
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Constituent Assembly: IACHR rulings must be observed (El Universal)
“The Constitution must be respected”, says Vladimir Villegas, a former member of the National Constituent Assembly. Nobody knows better the Venezuelan Constitution than those who drafted it. Therefore, ten members of the National Constituent Assembly demanded the authorities to comply…
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Avenging Political Disqualifications (VenEconomy)
Today, Venezuela is awaiting the decision from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (ICHR) on the measure to disqualify Leopoldo López from holding political office taken, without the justification of any prior trial or sentence, by the Comptroller General of…
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Some 405 Venezuelans banned by the Comptroller General (El Universal)
Other 812 people have complied with their sanctions. Leopoldo López, the former mayor of Chacao municipality, is awaiting the decision of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights on his political ban (IACHR Court). The issue of the political bans meted…
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Ecarri: Failure to comply with IACHR ruling makes Venezuela an anarchic State (El Universal)
President of the Arturo Uslar Pietri Foundation Antonio Ecarri said that Venezuela should not become a rogue state. The fact that the Venezuelan State intends to become an anarchic State, which does not comply with the decisions of international courts,…
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Opposition umbrella group to respect IACHR Court’s ruling (El Universal)
Ramón Guillermo Aveledo, the Executive Secretary of Venezuelan opposition umbrella group Unified Democratic Panel (MUD), urged judicial authorities to refrain from expressing opinions against the Inter-American Court of Human Rights that are not in accordance with their constitutional duties. Ramón…
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Court ruling could allow banned politicians to run (Miami Herald)
An eagerly anticipated ruling from the Inter American Court of Human Rights could allow banned politicians throughout Latin American to run for elective office. CARACAS — The future of hundreds of Latin American politicians currently banned from elected office hangs…
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“Venezuela must respect the IACHR Court’s ruling” (El Universal)
Failure to fulfill the ruling would be a public contempt of court of serious consequences, according to lawyer Gustavo Briceño Vivas. Gustavo Briceño Vivas, the president of the Venezuelan Chapter of the Ombudsman, said that the newly appointed Solicitor General…
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Opposition party Voluntad Popular to nominate Leopoldo López (El Universal)
If the IACHR Court rules in favor of the Venezuelan ex mayor — Venezuelan political leader Carlos Vecchio said that according to polls, Leopoldo López would be a heavyweight in the 2012 elections. Carlos Vecchio, a leading member of opposition…
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Inter-American Court decides on political ban of Venezuelan former mayor (El Universal)
Officials from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR Court) reported that representatives of the Venezuelan Embassy in Colombia have been contacting them to know the decision. Was the political ban of former Chacao municipality mayor Leopoldo López imposed by…
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IACHR to Decide on Leopoldo López Case (America’s Quarterly)
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights meets today in Bogota to rule on the case of Leopoldo López, a Venezuelan politician who was prohibited from running for mayor of Caracas by the Comptroller’s Office over allegations of corruption. López denies…
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Meanwhile, back at San Jose, our future might be decided today (Venezuela News & Views)
There is one missing candidate for the presidential line up in Venezuela and his fate might be decided today. Or maybe not. Leopoldo Lopez, ex Chacao Mayor, ex favorite candidate for Caracas Mayor at large, did not get his deserved…
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Ruling on Venezuelan former mayor to set a precedent (El Universal)
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights will meet Wednesday in Bogotá, Colombia, to ponder on the possibility of issuing a ruling in the case of former Venezuelan Mayor Leopoldo López, banned from office by the Venezuelan Comptroller’s Office. In the…
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What others are saying: Deliberations on Venezuelan political disqualification case begin
Tomorrow the Inter-American Court of Human Rights will discuss its ruling on the case Leopoldo López v. the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela with a decision expected to be imminent shortly thereafter. For details about the case, please visit the democracy…
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Chavez Foe Awaits Court Ruling Allowing Presidential Run (Dow Jones, NASDAQ)
CARACAS -(Dow Jones)- A popular former Caracas mayor who has been banned from holding public office will find out in the coming weeks whether an international court backs his return to politics, potentially clearing the way for a run for…
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Inter-American Court of Human Rights to rule on case of Leopoldo López vs. Venezuela on August 31st
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE :: MEDIA ADVISORY SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA (Aug. 18, 2011) — Yesterday the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) the highest court of justice in the Western Hemisphere, announced that it will discuss the ruling on the…
RT @cnietopalma: Excelente intervencion del Dr. Pedro Nikken en la audiencia de libertad de expresion en la CIDH #CIDHVE
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Excelente intervencion del Dr. Pedro Nikken en la audiencia de libertad de expresion en la CIDH #CIDHVE
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RT @cnietopalma: En verdad el Reten de Catia era un Palacio al lado del Rodeo, La Planta, Uribana y otras #CIDHVE
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La oposición es adicta a los guiones. http://t.co/Wx5h5yno vía @Laiguana_tv" @hcapriles @MariaCorinaYA @leopoldolopez @PabloPerezOf @CNNEE
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RT @leopoldolopez: Uno de los desafios mas importantecamino al 7/Oct es convertir emocion en organizacion. 200mil mujeres y hombres organizados en centros.
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RT @leopoldolopez: Hoy instalamos Comandos Venezuela con la estrategia de Defensa del Voto en Apure y Amazonas.
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RT @leopoldolopez: Este Gobierno fracaso y fue derrotado por la violencia desatada dentro y fuera de las carceles
3 days agoRT @leopoldolopez: Nosotros estamos convencidos d q si se puede tener una Vzla segura con policias honestos, con centros penitenciarios q funcionen
3 days agoRT @xElProgreso: .@LeopoldoLopez "El gobierno fue derrotado por la violencia carcelaria" http://t.co/nJ6k9fSm
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