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024 October 2011
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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024 October 2011
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…
023 October 2011
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…
015 September 2011
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…
012 September 2011
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…
012 September 2011
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,…
012 September 2011
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…
08 September 2011
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…
05 September 2011
“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…
05 September 2011
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…
01 September 2011
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…
01 September 2011
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…
031 August 2011
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…
031 August 2011
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…
031 August 2011
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…
018 August 2011
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…
013 July 2011
Unprecedented Participation By the People (VenEconomy)

The young Venezuelan political party Voluntad Popular, coordinated by the also young political leader Leopoldo López, is setting an example to the country in the true exercise of participative democracy. This Sunday, June 10, Voluntad Popular is to hold open…
013 July 2011
“A Young Man with Good Ideas” (Christian Science Monitor)

Can Venezuela’s anti-Chávez politicians unite? As Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez’s health and future look uncertain, the political opposition plans to back a single candidate to oppose him in next year’s presidential election. Caracas, Venezuela–Women shriek and whip out their camera…
022 March 2011
Venezuelan opposition urges IACHR to clamp down on political bans (El Universal)

The Comptroller General’s decisions were termed “harmful” — Venezuela’s opposition alliance Democratic Unified Panel (MUD) asked the Inter-American Court of Human Rights to request a review of legislation that has allowed the government to impose political banning — Ramón Guillermo…
021 March 2011
Inter-American court to decide on political banning within five months (El Universal)

As stated by Leopoldo López — The leader of opposition political Voluntad Popular party (People s Will) lamented the remarks of senior government officials, particularly the Ombudswoman and the Comptroller General — Leopoldo López, the leader of opposition political Voluntad…