Only three percent of human rights violations are prosecuted

[Bacchus4.0]

http://www.eluniversal.com/nacional-y-politica/121120/only-three-percent-of-human-rights-violations-are-prosecuted

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In a video chat with daily newspaper El Universal and using data pertaining to 2006-2010, the legal coordinator of NGO Cofavic, Dorialbys De la Rosa, explained the situation of human rights protection and promotion in Venezuela. De la Rosa noted that in such period some 30,000 cases of fundamental rights violations have been presented to the Attorney General's Office, that is, 7,000-8,000 cases per year.

The spokesperson stressed that unlike common crime, violations of human rights take place when the State is liable for such actions. She remarked that some three percent of the filed cases are prosecuted, while as much as 97% "ends in nothing."

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Based on the figures recorded in 2011 by the Venezuelan Violence Observatory, De la Rosa informed that 53 murders per day were perpetrated in 2011 (a total of 19,336). She added Venezuela's situation is very similar to that of Honduras and Colombia.

She explained that public institutions such as the Ministry of the Interior and Justice and the Attorney General Office have lukewarmly admitted this fact. The World Health Organization has described the situation as a "violence outbreak," given the circumstances: 67 murders per 100,000 inhabitants.

Murders attributed to governmental security officials who took advantage of their position, tortured, conducted arbitrary detentions, and so forth, are referred to as extrajudicial executions. Cofavic remarked that by June this year, 187 executions took place in Venezuela. Therefore, regional and national police officers have been held accountable for violations of fundamental rights.

[joshcryer]

1. If it's not Honduras and Colombia...

...it doesn't matter.

[naaman fletcher]

2. those stats are misleading

There are two kinds of human rights violations:

1. Real ones committed by right-winges.
2. False allegations made by right-wingers.


You should know that 100% of the real ones are being prosecuted. The other 97% are ignored as being what they are.

<insert 5 paragraph rant about 7 BILLION dollars>

So the headline should read "100% of human rights violations prosecuted"