Guaido rejects Venezuela winning seat on U.N. rights council despite U.S. opposition

Record ID: 1437300

  • Title: Guaido rejects Venezuela winning seat on U.N. rights council despite U.S. opposition
  • Date: 18th October 2019
  • Summary: SCREEN SHOWING A STILL PHOTO OF GUAIDO WITH EDMUNDO RADA, A MEMBER OF THE VOLUNTAD POPULAR PARTY WHO WAS MURDERED THIS WEEK
  • Embargoed: 1st November 2019 02:28
  • Keywords: Venezuela United Nations Human Rights Council United States rights groups Guaido
  • Location: CARACAS, VENEZUELA
  • City: CARACAS, VENEZUELA
  • Country: Venezuela
  • Topics: Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA002B1MJAYV
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Opposition leader Juan Guaido on Thursday (October 17) rejected the fact that Venezuela was elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council with 105 votes and a round of applause, despite fierce lobbying by the United States and rights groups, and the late entry of Costa Rica as competition.
    In a secret ballot by the 193-member U.N. General Assembly, Costa Rica garnered 96 votes despite only entering the race this month, when President Carlos Alvarado declared "the Venezuelan regime is not the suitable candidate."
    Along with Brazil, the three countries were competing for two seats on the 47-member Human Rights Council starting Jan. 1. Brazil was re-elected for a second three-year term with 153 votes. Members can only serve two consecutive terms.
    The United States has for months been trying to oust Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who has overseen an economic collapse and is accused of corruption, human rights violations and rigging a 2018 presidential election. It is one of more than 50 countries that have recognized opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela's president.
    (Production: Johnny Carvajal, Efrain Otero)
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