Guyana on Wednesday voted with 20 other members of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) to strongly condemn “the grave and systematic violations of human rights in Venezuela” and call for an investigation.
These violations include the use of torture, illegal and arbitrary detentions, extrajudicial executions, forced disappearances and the denial of the most basic rights and necessities, especially those related to health, food and education.
The Resolution on the Human Rights Situation in Venezuela was passed with 21 votes in favour, three votes against and seven abstentions. Three countries Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada and Uruguay were absent. Notably Venezuela is recorded as having voted in favour of the resolution, a reflection of the recognition of Juan Guaido, President of the National Assembly of Venezuela, as the Venezuelan leader.
