The spokesperson for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR) considers that the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to María Corina Machado is a “recognition” of the “aspirations of the Venezuelan people” for the rule of law and free elections.
The Nobel Peace Prize awarded this Friday to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado reflects Venezuelans’ aspirations for “free and fair” elections, said a spokesperson for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR).
“This recognition reflects the clear aspirations of the Venezuelan people for free and fair elections, respect for civil and political rights and the rule of law,” said UNHCR spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced today “for his tireless work in promoting the democratic rights of the people of Venezuela and for his struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.”
“As leader of the democracy movement in Venezuela, María Corina Machado is one of the most extraordinary examples of civil courage in Latin America in recent times”, highlighted the Committee.
having been the favorite candidate for victory in the July 2024 presidential elections.
However, was prevented from running when, in January 2024, the Supreme Court of Justice, aligned with the Maduro Government, banned her from holding public office for 15 years.
Stressing that the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded this year to a “courageous and committed defender of peace”, the spokesperson for the Nobel Committee explained that she is “a woman who keeps the flame of democracy burning in the midst of growing darkness”.
For , María Corina Machado has been a “key and unifying figure in a political opposition that was previously deeply divided”, demanding free elections and a representative government.
