{"id":31129,"date":"2015-09-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-09-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/?post_type=noticia&p=31129"},"modified":"2021-04-27T12:20:46","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T12:20:46","slug":"joint-statement-2","status":"publish","type":"noticia","link":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/en\/noticias\/joint-statement-2\/","title":"Joint statement","content":"

The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela decided to close its border in numerous municipalities of T\u00e1chira state and deport at least 1097 people of Colombian origin, among them 220 children and adolescents, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.[1]<\/a> These people were forced to make their way to the Colombian province of Norte de Santander, without anyone taking into account their family situation, or whether they were asylum seekers, or the principle of non-refoulement. During the deportations, these migrants were subjected to stigmatizing practices and an excessive use of force by the security forces. These collective deportations, the decision by Venezuela\u2019s government to declare a state of emergency in a border zone, the border closure itself, and the way in which the area is being controlled are incompatible with international human rights law.<\/p>\n

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has said on innumerable occasions that border closures are contrary to the principle of international refugee protection since they hinder the entry and exit of persons who are victims of persecution in their countries and have a right to international protection.<\/p>\n

At the same time, if security forces are charged with managing border zones, mechanisms for judicial protection must be established immediately to address any human rights abuses or violations that members of these forces could commit. This figures among the standards set by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in Advisory Opinions 8 and 9 regarding states of emergency. In addition, the declaration of a state of emergency can never enable mass or collective deportations, which are prohibited by Article 22, subparagraph 8 of the American Convention on Human Rights (ACHR), by the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and by the United Nations International Law Commission (ILC).<\/p>\n

Furthermore, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights adopted last year the Recommended Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights at International Borders. The principle of assistance and protection from harm establishes in paragraph 10 that \u201cStates shall protect \u2026 migrants at international borders without discrimination. Human rights obligations \u2026 must take precedence over law enforcement and migration management objectives.\u201d Paragraph 13 declares that \u201cStates shall ensure that all migrants who have suffered human rights violations or abuses \u2026 have equal and effective access to justice, access to effective remedies, adequate, effective and prompt reparation for harm suffered, and access to relevant information concerning violations and reparation mechanisms.\u201d<\/p>\n

The way in which these deportations were carried out violates the guarantees set forth by international law for the protection of migrant persons\u2019 rights. Deportation is the most extreme of measures and has an enormous personal and familial impact. For this reason, it must comply with specific procedures and be subject to strict oversight. As the bodies of the inter-American system for human rights protection have indicated, States have the obligation to analyze, justify and decide on an individual basis each of the deportations that they effectuate.<\/p>\n

Action is needed on the part of regional and international protection mechanisms and intergovernmental forums, which should also incorporate in their agenda the human rights guarantees for those people who have been or are being deported by Venezuela\u2019s government.<\/p>\n

Borders cannot become places of tension or breeding grounds for xenophobia and violence. When governments take measures regarding these areas, they must start by recognizing the human rights of all persons affected. For this reason, we consider that officials must urgently review the measures that entail closing the border, set up the institutional or judicial mechanisms needed to oversee the decisions being adopted, and ensure the guarantees of due process, judicial protection and respect for the right to family life. The decisions that affect these areas must avoid creating tension between neighboring communities and avert violent intervention on the part of security forces.<\/p>\n

The following organizations endorse this statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Abogadas y Abogados para la Justicia y los Derechos Humanos \u2013 Mexico<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Acci\u00f3n Solidaria en VIH\/Sida<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ACLU Regional Center for Border Rights<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Asociaci\u00f3n Pro Derechos Humanos (APRODEH) \u2013 Peru<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Asociaci\u00f3n de Residentes Senegaleses en Argentina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00c1gora Espacio Civil \u2013 Paraguay<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Centro de Formaci\u00f3n y Acci\u00f3n Social y Agraria (CEFASA) \u2013 Dominican Republic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Centro por la Justicia y el Derecho Internacional (CEJIL) \u2013 Regional<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Centro de Documentaci\u00f3n en Derechos Humanos \u201cSegundo Montes Mozo S.J.\u201d (CSMM)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales (CELS) \u2013 Argentina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CIVILIS Derechos Humanos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cl\u00ednica Jur\u00eddica para Migrantes y Refugiados de la Universidad Diego Portales \u2013 Chile<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
COFAVIC \u2013 Venezuela<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Colectivo de Apoyo para Personas Migrantes A.C. (COAMI) \u2013 Mexico<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Comisi\u00f3n Argentina para los Refugiados y Migrantes (CAREF) \u2013 Argentina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Conectas Direitos Humanos \u2013 Brazil<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dejusticia – Colombia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Derechos Humanos Integrales en Acci\u00f3n \u2013 Mexico<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fundaci\u00f3n Comisi\u00f3n Cat\u00f3lica Argentina de Migraciones (FCCAM) \u2013 Argentina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fundar, Centro de An\u00e1lisis e Investigaci\u00f3n \u2013 Mexico<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grupo de Monitoreo Independiente de El Salvador (GMIES)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grupo de Mujeres de San Crist\u00f3bal Las Casas \u2013 Mexico<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Instituto Internacional de Derecho y Sociedad \u2013 IIDS \u2013 Peru<\/p>\n

Laboratorio de Paz \u2013 Venezuela<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Migrantes y Exiliados Colombianos por la Paz (MECoPa) \u2013 Argentina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Observatorio Ciudadano \u2013 Chile<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pastoral de Movilidad Humana Bolivia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Plataforma Interamericana de Derechos Humanos, Democracia y Desarrollo (PIDHDD Regional)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Programa de Defensa e Incidencia Binacional (PDIB) \u2013 Mexico<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Programa Venezolano de Educaci\u00f3n-Acci\u00f3n en Derechos Humanos (Provea) \u2013 Venezuela<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Red Internacional de Migraci\u00f3n y Desarrollo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Servicio Ecum\u00e9nico para la Dignidad Humana (SEDHU) \u2013 Uruguay<\/p>\n

Southern Border Communities Coalition \u2013 United States<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Unidad de Protecci\u00f3n a Defensoras y Defensores de Derechos Humanos (UDEFEGUA) \u2013 Guatemala<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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[1]<\/a>http:\/\/reliefweb.int\/sites\/reliefweb.int\/files\/resources\/150901_informe_de_situacion_no_2_situacion_de_frontera_cucuta_final.pdf<\/a><\/div>\n

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