Venezuela Orinoco Tribune: Cape Verde Ignores International Outcry in Alex Saab Case The president of Cape Verde, Jorge Carlos Fonseca, decided to turn a blind eye to the international clamor and ignore the request made on June 8 by the Human Rights Committee of the United Nations (UN) to suspend the extradition process that the…
español abajo Venezuelan diplomat ALEX SAAB was kidnapped more than a year ago in Cabo Verde under the political pressure of the US government. He has committed no crime as you will find out reading about his case in the link with extensive background information. He may be extradite to the US as soon as…
On June 8th the UN Human Rights Committee had called for suspension of Alex Saab’s extradition, now it orders it to comply. Join the campaign to demand the immediate release of Alex Saab by signing the online petition. What are the legal and political consequences? Cabo Verde and the human rights UN obligations Cabo Verde…
By Sara Flounders and Roger D. Harris With the possible extradition of a Venezuelan diplomat to the US on bogus charges, an emergency human rights delegation organized by the International Campaign to Free Alex Saab was quickly dispatched to Cabo Verde, where he is imprisoned. This island archipelago nation off the west coast of Africa…
By Roger Harris The case of Alex Saab raises dangerous precedents in terms of extraterritorial judicial abuse, violation of diplomatic status, and even the use of torture to extract false confessions. This is according to Montréal-based international human rights lawyer John Philpot. He spoke on May 19 at a webinar sponsored by the Alliance for…
