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Venezuela

Venezuela Withdraws From Human Rights Court 'Out Of Dignity'

AMERICA ECONOMIA (Latin America), TERRA COLOMBIA(Colombia), EXCELSIOR (Mexico)

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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced that his country would withdraw from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights "out of dignity," after the Costa-Rica based organization accused Venezuela of "inhumane" jail conditions, America Economia reports.

According to Terra Colombia, Hugo Chavez accused the Human Rights Court of supporting terrorism, after the commission issued a rule in favor of a man who had been sentenced to nine years in prison by the Venezuelan government. Raul Diaz had been found guilty of participating in the 2003 bombing attack on the Colombian consultate and Spanish Embassy in Caracas which injured four people.

Diaz managed to flee to the United States after serving out half of his sentence.

The Commission on Human Rights issued a rule against the Venezuelan government for alleged "inhuman and degrading treatment" during Diaz's detention.

The commission also ordered Venezuela to pay Raul Diaz's medical expenses as well as compensation for moral damages.

According to the Mexican daily Excelsior, Hugo Chavez called the ruling a "travesty," saying that it "offended the dignity of the Venezuelan people" and that his country had "no other solution" but to exit the organization.

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FOCUS: Israel-Palestine War

The Gaza Ceasefire Is Over, With Western Diplomacy Weaker Than Ever

Diplomacy has failed to stave off a resumption of the war in Gaza. Yes, Israel made clear its goal of destroying Hamas is not complete. But the end of the truce is also one more sign that both the U.S. and Europe hold less sway in the region than they once did.

Smoke rising from a building after an Israeli strike on the city Rafah the in southern Gaza strip.

December 1, 2023: Smoke rising from a building after an Israeli strike on the city Rafah the in southern Gaza strip

Source: Abed Rahim Khatib/ZUMA
Pierre Haski

-Analysis-

PARIS — Unfortunately, the end of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was predictable. In a previous column this week, I wrote that the question was not whether the war would resume, but rather when (and how) it would resume. Israel has made it clear in recent days that it has not yet achieved its goal of destroying Hamas in Gaza, and that it still intends to do just that.

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Still, international diplomacy has not been idle. U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken arrived in Israel on Thursday: the United States was putting pressure on Israel so that, once the conflict resumed, it would inflict fewer civilian casualties — a more “surgical” war.

It is obviously too early to know if Blinken’s words have been heard. The only question is whether Israel will apply the same massive strategy in the south of the territory as in the north, or if the country will carry out more targeted operations, in a region with a very high population density.

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