The Consequences of the Charter Passed by the OAS on 3 April 2017
By Andres Saez Written and last edited 4 April 2017 07:22 AM On April 3, 2017, the Organization of American States (OAS) voted to pass a resolution in response to current events in Venezuela. This is an account of the proceedings of the meeting ( full video of the proceedings, in Spanish) as well as possible ramifications. The resolution comes in response to violations of the Inter-American Democratic Charter adopted by the general assembly on September 11, 2001, after a "self-inflicted coup d'état" on 30 March 2017, when the Venezuelan government dissolved the National Assembly and consolidated its powers with the Supreme Court of Justice, removing the last opposition-held remnants within the Maduro government. This has followed a year where the national assembly agenda has been blocked by a supreme court made of Maduro surrogates. The court’s decision has eliminated any symbolic resemblance of a democracy and has sparked the outrage of the current charter.