By Rachael Boothroyd - Venezuelanalysis.com, Mar 20th 2012
On Saturday evening it was reported that Karen Berendique, daughter of the Chilean Consul in Venezuela was killed and shot by police. This act of police brutality and malpractice highlights more than ever the need for a humanistic police force with respect for human rights throughout the country.
Recently published by the Venezuelan Communist Party (PCV), this brief overview of martyr president Salvador Allende’s steadfast commitment to the principles of international solidarity are directed at Venezuela’s socialist majority and the need to end the country's role in the extradition to Colombia of leftist revolutionaries.
A tense diplomatic exchange between Chilean President-Elect Sebastian Piñera and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez this week highlighted the political differences between the two leaders on a continent where the terms of economic integration and relations with the United States are in hot dispute.
