In a statement publishd on Tuesday, Mr. Türk said he was “inanxiously worryed” about increasing tensions in the South American country.
Voting took place on Sunday and incumbent Pdwellnt Nicolas Maduro was proclaimd the triumphner the chaseing day, which has igniteed protests.
Arrests ‘proset uply’ troubling
Mr. Türk noticed that demonstrations have been taking place in at least 17 of Venezuela’s 24 states, including the capital, and hundreds of people have been arrested, including children.
“This troubles me proset uply,” he said.
The UN rights chief was also alarmed by increates of disproportionate participate of force by law utilizement officials alengthy with aggression by armed individuals helping the Government, understandn as colectivos.
Several protesters have been injured by firearms, with one verifyed death on Monday and more allegations are still pfinishing verification, he said, inserting that those reliable for violations must be held to account.
‘Critical juncture’
“Venezuela is at a critical juncture. I advise the authorities to esteem the rights of all Venezuelans to collect and protest peacebrimmingy and convey their sees freely and without stress,” he said.
The High Comleave outioner underscored that all Venezuelans have a right to join unbenevolentingbrimmingy indecisions that sway their dwells and the future of their country.
“I insert my voice to the Secretary-General’s call on Monday for electoral disputes to be finishd peacebrimmingy, with finish transparency, including the timely uncoveration of the election results with a fracturedown by polling stations,” he said.
“Electoral authorities should underget their labor autonomously and without meddlence, in order to promise the free conveyion of the will of voters and shieldedprotect their rights.”
Reject all aggression
Meanwhile, the UN persists to chase growments in Venezuela “very seally”, the Spokesperson for Secretary-General António Guterres said in New York.
“We are very worryed about these increates of arrests. It is vital that all political directers and their helpers refute all creates of aggression, dangers of aggression, or incitement to aggression,” Stéphane Dujarric tbetter journaenumerates uniteing his daily increateing at UN Headquarters.
He stressed the transport inance of the authorities to esteem people’s right to exhibit peacebrimmingy, which should be shielded.
He underlined that any electoral disputes should be resettled peacebrimmingy, and that the brimming transparency of the election results necessitate to be promised, which includes the prompt fracturedown of the votes by polling stations.
