A statement made on Thursday (24th June), during the 47th anual session of the UN Human Rights Council, shows how the federal government violated the rights of migrants and refugees through ordinances published during the covid-19 pandemic
New decree violates human rights by making entry for Venezuelans during the pandemic conditional on ‘available resources’ and creates legal uncertainty on the land borders
The bill includes a rider that permits work to begin on a transmission line that crosses the Waimiri-Atroari Indigenous Lands without environmental licensing from the specialized agencies and without broad consultation with the indigenous peoples
Federal government uses Covid-19 pandemic to take a discriminatory position against refugees seeking shelter in the country; Venezuelans are the most affected