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Sanctions violate social order and human rights

The right to a social order for the sustainable development of the individuals of a country has been curtailed with the application of unilateral coercive measures, experts agreed during the virtual event called "The negative impact of unilateral coercive measures in the realization of the right to development .

This forum was presented by the Venezuelan ambassador to the United Nations (UN), Héctor Constant, who pointed out that the application of coercive measures violates the United Nations Charter and relations between countries.

Next, the special rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of Human Rights, Alena Douhan, specified that unfortunately the countries that are currently being subjected to unilateral sanctions are deprived in the development of labor and employment. economic.

In this sense, Douhan pointed out that the objective of reducing poverty rates on a global scale is widely affected by the illegal imposition of sanctions, since the affected countries are curtailed the right to access health, food, education, technology among others.

He added that overcompliance with sanctions seriously violates Human Rights, since it not only affects the development of individuals but their general development.

For his part, the UN independent expert, Alfred de Sayas, said that the imposition of unilateral measures seek to depose legitimate governments to establish a false democracy that ends up causing chaos in the affected countries, violating their sovereignty and territoriality.

Professor Zhu Ying of Southwest China University of Political Science and Law noted that the scope of enforcement measures is growing and has recently been conceived of as an extremely dangerous norm. L