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UN rapper: Closure of radio stations violates freedom of expression
The UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, Frank La Rue, said on Wednesday that he is concerned about the closure of 34 radio stations in Venezuela. He considered that "it is a serious and massive violation of the freedom of expression without precedent in the hemisphere."
Great, Frank, great. Any plans to have the UN actually do anything about it? Can we at least get a sternly worded statement of concern?
The Guatemalan human rights lawyer explained that the closure of radio stations was made on the grounds of administrative offenses committed by the owners of the radio stations that were shut down. La Rue added that these infractions could be resolved through normal administrative and legal procedures without the need of closing the media, reported the private TV news network Globovisión.

La Rue said that the closure of a media outlet can not be the result of a "simple political decision of a government, since it lends itself to arbitrariness and abuse of power."
No kidding. Really. Hard to imagine that a socialist would do such a thing, huh.

Posted by: Steve White 2009-08-06
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