UN affirms that sanctions against Vzla violate international law

UN Special Rapporteur Idriss Jazairy, in a statement published on Thursday, warned of the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures, because "they are not the answer" to the political moment Venezuela is going through.

Idriss Jazairy, The special rapporteur on the negative impact of the unilateral coercive measures of the United Nations (UN), rejected on Thursday the economic sanctions imposed on Venezuela through the state-owned company Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA).

The statements were made after the United States (US) imposed new sanctions on the South American country through its state oil company. In the words of Jazairy, these sanctions can lead to serious problems of access to food and medicine.

"I am particularly worried about hearing reports that these sanctions are aimed at changing the Government of Venezuela," Jazairy stipulated, stressing the importance of not using any type of measure, be it economic or military, to seek the change of a Government of a State. sovereign, let alone a democratically elected one like that of the constitutional president Nicolás Maduro.

These interventionist actions perpetrated by the US Government they are against international agreements. "The use of sanctions by outside powers to overthrow an elected government is in violation of all the norms of international law," said the special rapporteur.

The imposed sanctions, which precipitate an economic and humanitarian crisis, do not seek or allow to find a peaceful solution. Therefore the special rapporteur repeated the call made by the spokesman of the UN Secretary General, stressing "the urgent need for all relevant actors to participate in an inclusive and credible political dialogue to address the long crisis facing the country, with full respect for the rule of law and human rights. "

The rapporteur calls for peaceful solutions based on dialogue between the parties and says he is deeply concerned about the "growing risk of violence and implicit threats of international violence. It is necessary that all parties and all countries work for a peaceful solution that does not lead to more violence. "

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