Marianna Romero

A pesar de las denuncias por parte de la ONU, incluso por los órganos de tratado, de abusos de derechos humanos, Venezuela fue elegido como miembro del Consejo de los Derechos Humanos. Esto demuestra la necesidad de mejorar la coherencia del sistema internacional.

Venezuela’s election to the Human Rights Council despite UN scrutiny—including by Treaty Bodies—of human rights abuses shows need for greater coherence in the international human rights system. Photo: United Nations Photo/Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) For more than 20 years in Venezuela, a series of laws, policies and practices have been implemented that have led to the institutional dismantling and de-structuring of the rule of law.

The UN Human Rights Council falls seriously short in its mandate to ensure effective enjoyment by all of all human rights. It needs real reform—not another reform process. With the close of the UN Human Rights Council’s 36th session—the third consecutive session without substantive engagement by the US—an air of unease continues to hang over the body.