Hugo Chavez Dead at 58.
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I suppose this thread could be a memorial thread where people can pay their respects and acknowledge all the good things Hugo Chavez did for Venezuelans specifically as well as Latin America and the world indirectly.
Under Hugo Chavez's leadership, his government rewrote Venezuela's constitution to increase protections for indigenous peoples and women, and establish the rights of the public to education, housing, healthcare, and food. The new constitution called for dramatic democratic reforms such as ability to recall politicians from office by popular referendum, increased requirements for government transparency, and numerous other requirements to increase localized, participatory democracy, in favor of centralized administration. It gave citizens the right to timely and impartial information, community access to media, and a right to participate in acts of civil disobedience.
Chavez's land reforms turned unused land into farmland for the poor and middle class.
He made oil companies pay fair royalties to the government, which raised capital for all his socialist activities, like building and modernizing schools, universities and hospitals.
Under Hugo Chavez's leadership, his government rewrote Venezuela's constitution to increase protections for indigenous peoples and women, and establish the rights of the public to education, housing, healthcare, and food. The new constitution called for dramatic democratic reforms such as ability to recall politicians from office by popular referendum, increased requirements for government transparency, and numerous other requirements to increase localized, participatory democracy, in favor of centralized administration. It gave citizens the right to timely and impartial information, community access to media, and a right to participate in acts of civil disobedience.
Chavez's land reforms turned unused land into farmland for the poor and middle class.
He made oil companies pay fair royalties to the government, which raised capital for all his socialist activities, like building and modernizing schools, universities and hospitals.
I agree with EAO, let him and any others have this thread for a memorial.
If you want to attack any of their posts, just quote them in the other thread.
Colpy should have something to say about what he meant this thread for. Non?
Anyone wants a memorial..............Start one
Anyone wants a memorial..............Start one
Amnesty International criticizes ever country and Venezuela's (Human Rights record) under Chavez is no exception.
AI 2012 Annual Report:
Summary
Human rights defenders were threatened and politically motivated charges continued to be used against government critics. Accountability mechanisms to ensure justice or to act as an effective deterrent against police abuses remained weak. There were serious episodes of violence in the grossly overcrowded prison system leading to a number of deaths.
AI 2012 Annual Report:
Summary
Human rights defenders were threatened and politically motivated charges continued to be used against government critics. Accountability mechanisms to ensure justice or to act as an effective deterrent against police abuses remained weak. There were serious episodes of violence in the grossly overcrowded prison system leading to a number of deaths.
AI's report doesn't blame Chavez for anything. they just identify the Venezuela's problems. Mostly the same ones identified by Hugo Chavez.
Overall, the report indicates that Venezuela had room for improvement, but Chavez was moving Venezuela in the right direction, enshrining protections of human rights, freedom and justice into their constitution. Given more time, Chavez would have continued to improve the lives of Venezuelans.
Overall, the report indicates that Venezuela had room for improvement, but Chavez was moving Venezuela in the right direction, enshrining protections of human rights, freedom and justice into their constitution. Given more time, Chavez would have continued to improve the lives of Venezuelans.
Now this is Colpys and EAO`s memorial thread to Hugo. We should all play nice. OK......
How has Venezuela changed under Chavez:
Hugo Chavez was first elected president of Venezuela in 1998. He came to power vowing to use the country’s oil wealth to improve the lives of its poorest citizens. By some accounts, he is delivering. Living standards are improving in Venezuela.
But the president’s critics say Chavez is falling short of his own rhetoric. Given the country’s vast oil wealth, they claim Venezuela ought to be in much better shape.
One focus of the Chavez government is education. To improve computer literacy, the government is giving away nearly 2 million laptops to primary school students.
A school girl with a new government-issued computer. (Photo: John Otis)
“We are preparing kids for the challenges of new technologies,” said Venezuela’s Education Minister Maryann Hanson. Free computers are part of a broader government campaign to make education more accessible. And it’s working. Enrollment at primary schools has jumped 50 percent over the past decade. University attendance has tripled.
In fact, government statistics on health, education and economic development point to a substantial, if not great, leap forward. All this comes after Venezuela registered one of the world’s worst economic declines between 1970 and 1998, the year Chavez was elected.
Under Chavez, unemployment and poverty have been cut by half. Infant mortality is falling. New clinics and hospitals are going up.
Has Hugo Chavez Really Helped the Poor in Venezuela | PRI's The World
If you want to read scathing, check AI's report regarding the US:
Amnesty International | Working to Protect Human Rights
Hugo Chavez was first elected president of Venezuela in 1998. He came to power vowing to use the country’s oil wealth to improve the lives of its poorest citizens. By some accounts, he is delivering. Living standards are improving in Venezuela.
But the president’s critics say Chavez is falling short of his own rhetoric. Given the country’s vast oil wealth, they claim Venezuela ought to be in much better shape.
One focus of the Chavez government is education. To improve computer literacy, the government is giving away nearly 2 million laptops to primary school students.
A school girl with a new government-issued computer. (Photo: John Otis)
“We are preparing kids for the challenges of new technologies,” said Venezuela’s Education Minister Maryann Hanson. Free computers are part of a broader government campaign to make education more accessible. And it’s working. Enrollment at primary schools has jumped 50 percent over the past decade. University attendance has tripled.
In fact, government statistics on health, education and economic development point to a substantial, if not great, leap forward. All this comes after Venezuela registered one of the world’s worst economic declines between 1970 and 1998, the year Chavez was elected.
Under Chavez, unemployment and poverty have been cut by half. Infant mortality is falling. New clinics and hospitals are going up.
Has Hugo Chavez Really Helped the Poor in Venezuela | PRI's The World
If you want to read scathing, check AI's report regarding the US:
Amnesty International | Working to Protect Human Rights
How has Venezuela changed under Chavez:
Hugo Chavez was first elected president of Venezuela in 1998. He came to power vowing to use the country’s oil wealth to improve the lives of its poorest citizens. By some accounts, he is delivering. Living standards are improving in Venezuela.
But the president’s critics say Chavez is falling short of his own rhetoric. Given the country’s vast oil wealth, they claim Venezuela ought to be in much better shape.
One focus of the Chavez government is education. To improve computer literacy, the government is giving away nearly 2 million laptops to primary school students.
A school girl with a new government-issued computer. (Photo: John Otis)
“We are preparing kids for the challenges of new technologies,” said Venezuela’s Education Minister Maryann Hanson. Free computers are part of a broader government campaign to make education more accessible. And it’s working. Enrollment at primary schools has jumped 50 percent over the past decade. University attendance has tripled.
In fact, government statistics on health, education and economic development point to a substantial, if not great, leap forward. All this comes after Venezuela registered one of the world’s worst economic declines between 1970 and 1998, the year Chavez was elected.
Under Chavez, unemployment and poverty have been cut by half. Infant mortality is falling. New clinics and hospitals are going up.
Has Hugo Chavez Really Helped the Poor in Venezuela | PRI's The World
If you want to read scathing, check AI's report regarding the US:
Amnesty International | Working to Protect Human Rights
Memorial thread by Colpy and yourself- No peeing on others as well.
Ya know you and Colpy make a great couple when you come together on something like this. Does Colpy know yet or are you saving that for a surprise.
Your attacks when you are confronted with the proof that you lie, are nothing but idiotic and childish.
If you want this to be a memorial thread, treat it as such.