Amnesty International Whitewashes Venezuelan Opposition Abuses

[Judi Lynn]

Amnesty International Whitewashes Venezuelan Opposition Abuses
By Ryan Mallett-Outtrim- TeleSUR English, March 31st 2015

Amnesty International's latest report on Venezuela calls for justice for the dozens of people killed during the unrest that shook the country a year ago, while using sleight of hand to deflect attention away from those responsible.

“The Amnesty International report documents events of February 2014 when thousands of anti-government protesters took to the streets, resulting in the death of 43 people, including eight law enforcement officials,” Amnesty said in a press release accompanying the release of the report's executive summary.

While the full report was unavailable online at the time of writing, the executive summary unequivocally laid the blame for 2014's violence at the feet of state security forces, but ironically chose to shy away from actually admitting how those 43 people died.

“The use of unnecessary or disproportionate force is precisely what exacerbated the wave of tragic events last year,” said Erika Guevara Rosas, Amnesty's Americas director.

More:
http://venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/11304

[Marksman_91]

1. Nobody in the opposition called to attack anyone, only to protest

Should I be arrested if I called people to rally against a certain government but then certain people end up killed due to the actions of radicals that partook in the protests?

[GGJohn]

2. Wow!!!

Even with video of the security forces, police, paramilitaries beating, shooting, killing the opposition protesters, you still blame the opposition?
Sad, truly sad.