US embassy cable - 04PARIS7699

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FRENCH RESPONSE TO VENEZUELA HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION

Identifier: 04PARIS7699
Wikileaks: View 04PARIS7699 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Paris
Created: 2004-10-21 10:40:00
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Tags: KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL FR VE
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

211040Z Oct 04

 
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FM AMEMBASSY PARIS
TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 7663
INFO EU MEMBER STATES  PRIORITY
AMEMBASSY BRASILIA PRIORITY 
AMEMBASSY BUENOS AIRES PRIORITY 
AMEMBASSY CARACAS PRIORITY 
AMEMBASSY GUATEMALA PRIORITY 
AMEMBASSY MANAGUA PRIORITY 
AMEMBASSY MEXICO PRIORITY 
AMEMBASSY OTTAWA PRIORITY 
AMEMBASSY PANAMA PRIORITY 
AMEMBASSY SAN JOSE PRIORITY 
AMEMBASSY SAN SALVADOR PRIORITY 
AMEMBASSY SANTIAGO PRIORITY 
AMEMBASSY TEGUCIGALPA PRIORITY 
USEU BRUSSELS PRIORITY 0935
C O N F I D E N T I A L PARIS 007699 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/20/2014 
TAGS: KDEM, PGOV, PHUM, PREL, FR, VE 
SUBJECT: FRENCH RESPONSE TO VENEZUELA HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION 
 
REF: STATE 223273 
 
Classified By: Pol M/C Josiah Rosenblatt for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 
 
1. (C)  Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Venezuelan desk 
officer Hedi Piquart on October 20.  Piquart stressed that 
while France is concerned with the state of human rights in 
Venezuela, it does not share our sense of urgency and 
considers it too early to make any public statements on the 
subject.  Piquart stated that the GOF believes the creation 
and implementation of laws is an internal affair.  However, 
if legislation is applied in ways that infringe on human 
rights, the GOF would voice its opposition.  Arbitrary 
arrests, disproportionate punishments, or utilizing the 
censorship law in a way that restricts freedom of the press 
would be clear violations of human rights, Piquart stated, 
and would merit GOF and EU reaction.  However, GOF or EU 
statements at this point, Piquart said, would be "premature." 
Leach 
 
 
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