Hugo Chávez has obviously created fundamental changes in Venezuelan society. Just as clearly, from a progressive democratic point of view, some have been positive and some not. On the negative side have been human rights issues. I find Human Rights Watch to be careful and credible in their analysis. On September 18, 2008, they issued a 230 page report, "A Decade Under Chávez: Political Intolerance and Lost Opportunities for Advancing Human Rights in Venezuela." It is worth reading. While recognizing that prior to 1998 Venezuela s political system was "largely discredited," and that human rights problems ran wide and deep, HRW …
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