The 1980 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, urged on Friday that the crimes perpetrated by US President Donald Trump, as part of his foreign policy, be denounced before the International Criminal Court so that the president can be tried for these acts.
Pérez Esquivel denounced the attacks against small boats (in the context of the US military deployment in the Caribbean Sea, near the Venezuelan coast), which have resulted in the deaths of innocent civilians and fishermen.
Additionally, during the conference at the headquarters of the Argentine Workers’ Central Union (CTA), the human rights leader described the United States’ actions against Venezuela as a direct attack on the sovereignty of the entire Latin American continent.
During the meeting, the following joint statement was issued:
No to US interference in Latin America and the Caribbean!
Condemnation of Military Intervention in Venezuela
According to his view, Washington’s maneuvers seek to perpetuate regional dependence and treat Latin America as a “backyard,” a position he emphatically rejected in defending the dignity of the people against foreign powers.
In his remarks, the activist criticized the stance of regional governments that maintain a submissive attitude toward the United States. Pérez Esquivel warned that the North American power is not driven by loyalties or friendships, but strictly by its own interests, and lamented the “cowardice” of leaders who act as allies of policies that harm their own nations.
He also distinguished the actions of Donald Trump’s administration from the will of the American people, highlighting that there are broad sectors within that country. who oppose the measures of his administration.
Pérez Esquivel defined peace not as a simple absence of conflict, but as a dynamic construction based on the defense of the identity, culture, and rights of peoples. In this sense, he called for strengthening social and political resistance against what he described as a state of total intervention that affects the normal functioning of institutions and justice.
Finally, the 1980 Nobel Peace Prize winner expressed his concern about the lack of institutional response at the local level, mentioning that multiple Calls for impeachment have failed to advance in Congress. He questioned the silence of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate regarding the Venezuelan situation and called for continental unity as a mechanism for self-defense.
His message concluded with an appeal for collective mobilization, noting that in the current context it is necessary to join forces and avoid divisions to protect the autonomy of sister nations.
IMAGE CREDIT: The Argentine Nobel Peace Prize laureate denounced the attacks against small boats perpetrated by the United States as part of its military deployment in the Caribbean Sea. Photo: EFE.
[ SOURCE: teleSUR ]
