{"id":28430,"date":"2021-01-14T17:23:37","date_gmt":"2021-01-14T17:23:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/noticias\/international-ngos-condemn-trump-attacks-on-democracy-in-the-united-states\/"},"modified":"2021-04-01T12:23:17","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T12:23:17","slug":"international-ngos-condemn-trump-attacks-on-democracy-in-the-united-states","status":"publish","type":"noticia","link":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/en\/noticias\/international-ngos-condemn-trump-attacks-on-democracy-in-the-united-states\/","title":"International NGOs condemn Trump attacks on democracy in the United States","content":"

Thirteen organizations from different countries in the Americas, including WOLA (Washington Office on Latin America)<\/a><\/span>,\u00a0CELS (Center for Legal and Social Studies)<\/a><\/span> and Conectas, condemned on Thursday, January 14, the violent acts committed by far-right groups instigated by President Donald Trump against the United States Capitol Building, in Washington, DC.<\/p>\n

In a joint statement, the organizations said that Trump bears \u201csignificant responsibility\u201d for the acts of violence that caused the death of five people and that put congressional leaders, staff and journalists in harm\u2019s way, and they requested the punishment of the president.<\/p>\n

\u201cPresident Trump\u2019s failure to accept the results of the November 2020 presidential election and his efforts to undermine the confidence in the electoral process \u2013 even after the U.S. judicial system has repeatedly rejected his challenges \u2013 are deplorable,\u201d said the organizations in the statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs organizations coming from different countries in the Americas, who have long suffered the effects of coups, military dictatorships and the erosion of democracy and its institutions, we call on the U.S. authorities to hold Mr. Trump and his allies accountable for their actions,\u201d they concluded.<\/p>\n