The Annual Report 2013 prepared by the US State Department notes "practical limitations on freedom of speech and press" in Venezuela.
"The principal human rights abuses" recorded in Venezuela included "corruption, politicization of the judicial system, and government actions to impede freedom of expression and restrict freedom of the press," reported on Thursday the US State Department.
The Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 2013 prepared by the US State Department notes "practical limitations on freedom of speech and press" in Venezuela as a result "of the combination of laws and regulations governing libel and media content, as well as legal harassment and physical intimidation of individuals and the media."
The report makes special reference to government harassment of "privately owned and opposition-oriented television stations, media outlets, and journalists throughout the year using threats, property seizures, administrative and criminal investigations, and prosecutions."
In presenting the report, US Secretary of State John Kerry promised that his government would continue "supporting those without a voice in Venezuela, where the government has confronted peaceful demonstrators with deployment of forces in the streets and incarceration of students."
Washington's concern is also expressed in the report, as the government of President Nicolás Maduro "did not respect judicial independence or permit judges to act according to the law without fear of retaliation."
Source: El Universal
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