The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), Organization of American States (OAS), filed a complaint against the Venezuelan state for violation of human rights of the staff at TV channel Radio Caracas Televisión (RCTV).

The case will be heard by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, said RCTV Deputy Legal Counsel Oswaldo Quintana.

The lawyer explained that they received a letter from IACHR informing on their decision "because they proved that the human rights of RCTV workers and journalists were violated."

"The rights that are being violated by the State include freedom of expression, personal integrity, judicial rights and judicial protection. These rights are enshrined and guaranteed under articles 13, 5, 8 and 28 of the American Convention on Human Rights, which is a law effective in Venezuela."