Eligio Cedeno

Chavez Confiscates Justice in Venezuela

Diane Francis | Posted 12.21.2009 | World

Read More: Human Rights Violations Venezuela, Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, Eligio Cedeno, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, Robert Amsterdam, World News
Diane Francis

Anyone thinking of going to Venezuela or doing business there, think again. Here's the latest injustice.

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In Venezuela, a Tale of Two Judges

Robert Amsterdam | Posted 08.24.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Hugo Chavez, Venezuela, Rule of Law, Robert Amsterdam, Antonio Ledezma, Democracy, Organization of American States, Barack Obama, Honduras Coup, Freedom of the Press, Human Rights, Oas, Honduras, Globovision, Eligio Cedeno, Yuri Lopez, Eligio CedeñO, Latin America, Cuba, World News
Robert Amsterdam

The fact that Chávez has taken over the courts means that Venezuela may look like a democracy to fawning movie stars and celebrity athletes of the vanguard left, but the core is rotten and lawless.

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Venezuela's Next Generation of Political Prisoners

Robert Amsterdam | Posted 04.21.2009 | World

Read More: South America, Hugo Chavez, Venezuela, Dictatorship, Caracas, Eligio Cedeno, World News
Robert Amsterdam

The message is clear: the Chávez government believes it has won impunity to act above the law, paid for with political capital won by majority vote.

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