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DESCRIPTION:This event will be webcast at bcooltv.mcgill.ca/Viewer/?EventID
 =201501124312\nSee our map on how to get to the Faculty of Law [.pdf]\nIn 
 the 1970s and 80s\, when the majority of Latin American countries were rul
 ed by military dictatorships\, Venezuela was a democracy under civilian ru
 le. Less than fifty years later\, the country is undergoing one of the mos
 t serious political and economic crises of its time: an inflation rate at 
 over 60%\, a shortage of basic food and supplies\, and a murder rate that 
 has turned Venezuela into one of the most violent countries in the world. 
 In early 2014\, these factors\, among others\, provoked an eruption of dem
 onstrations across Venezuela.\nIn an attempt to end the protests\, the gov
 ernment responded forcefully leaving more than 40 people dead\, 3000 detai
 ned\, and dozens imprisoned. Among those arrested was Leopoldo López\, a p
 rominent leader of the Venezuelan opposition\, who has been placed under s
 olitary confinement in a military prison. Several key politicians\, NGOs\,
  and even the United Nations have called for Leopoldo López’s release\, ye
 t the Venezuelan government has taken no action. Leopoldo López remains in
  prison without a due process.\nThis conference will present two key witne
 sses of state repression in Venezuela: Carlos Vecchio\, a Venezuelan lawye
 r\, political exile and the main ally of Leopoldo López\, and Diana López\
 , Director of “Accion por la Libertad”\, an initiative in defense of Human
  rights in Venezuela and sister of Leopoldo Lopez. They will discuss the g
 rassroots causes of the protests and will share their stories.  They will 
 be joined by Professor emeritus and former Justice Minister and Attorney G
 eneral of Canada Irwin Cotler\, PC\, OC\, member of Parliament for Mount R
 oyal\, Liberal Party critic for Rights & Freedoms and International Justic
 e\, and Vice-Chair of the House of Commons Subcommittee on International H
 uman Rights.\nMany voices will be needed to reverse the decline of democra
 cy in Venezuela and end the human rights’ abuses. Please join us for this 
 important event\, which will be moderated by Professor René Provost.\n
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LOCATION:Maxwell Cohen Moot Court (NCDH 100)\, Chancellor Day Hall\, CA\, Q
 C\, Montreal\, H3A 1W9\, 3644 rue Peel
SUMMARY:Venezuela in Crisis: The Decline of Democracy and the Repression of
  Human Rights
URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/law/channels/event/venezuela-crisis-decline-democ
 racy-and-repression-human-rights-240994
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