According to attorney at law Héctor Faúndez, the government is trying to establish prior censorship in Venezuela
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Human rights and international law expert Héctor Faúndez said that "the (Venezuelan) government is apparently seeking to infringe freedom of expressions little by little."
He recalls that the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela has acted against radio stations, TV networks, dissenting demonstrators, the press, crimes of opinion and now against the Internet.
Faúndez added that the Internet is a media and as such international human rights laws protect it.
"The Government is trying to establish a mechanism for prior censorship, which is prohibited by the Constitution and by international treaties and ratified by Venezuela," h stated.
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