Venezuela ousts rights workers after they issue critical report

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President Hugo Chavez and the Venezuelan government is still controlling all media outlets in the country. On Thursday night, under the order of President Hugo Chavez, two men were kicked out of the country only hours after they issued a report that said that the democratic institutions in the country have been weakened during the President's reign, which mentioned how the news media specifically cannot exercise their rights. The two men, both Human Rights Watch staffers were taken from their hotel room, to the airport where they were put on a flight to Brazil. The Venezuelan government reasoned that the men had entered the country using tourist visas, which Vivanco, one of the Human Rights Watch staffers denied.

Here is a video of the two men being taken from their hotel.

The fact that Hugo Chavez is still in power in Venezuela despite the fact that he has obviously taken away press freedom and has limited the rights of unions and judicial power is crazy. The Venezuelan government continues to come up with excuses for limiting press freedom in each and every case, but it is clear what they are doing.

by: Krystal Mason