Guaido rejects Venezuela winning seat on U.N. rights council despite U.S. opposition
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1437301
Guaido rejects Venezuela winning seat on U.N. rights council despite U.S. opposition
- Title: Guaido rejects Venezuela winning seat on U.N. rights council despite U.S. opposition
- Date: 18th October 2019
- Summary: CARACAS, VENEZUELA (OCTOBER 17, 2019) (REUTERS) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** VENEZUELAN OPPOSITION LEADER JUAN GUAIDO, ARRIVING AT NEWS CONFERENCE VARIOUS OF GUAIDO AT NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) VENEZUELAN OPPOSITION LEADER, JUAN GUAIDO, SAYING: "Those who have to examine itself is the U.N. How can a country that is being investigated for violation of human rights, with one of the most forceful reports in the history of the mechanism, with a commission investigating human rights violations can have a space that a dictatorship is now occupying, in this case Cuba. We have to clearly review this." GUAIDO ON PODIUM (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) VENEZUELAN OPPOSITION LEADER, JUAN GUAIDO, SAYING: "We can say this is a murder by the dictatorship. We have to say this is the murder by the regime. There are clear signs the cause is political."
- 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: LVA001B1MJAYV
- 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.
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