–?? ? “One sided and abysmal” – APNU’s Roopnaraine –?? ?PNCR wants Karran’s remarks to be withdrawn–?? ?GTUC says gov’t propaganda machinery gone “awry” ?Opposition political parties and the country’s umbrella trade union body have slammed the report given by Ambassador Bayney Karran to the Organisation of American States (OAS), even insisting that the envoy be instructed to withdraw controversial statements.Ambassador Karran last Wednesday urged the OAS to monitor what he said was the “precarious” situation in Linden, but it is the statements in his report that have vexed the parties.Ambassador Bayney KarranDr Rupert Roopnaraine, deputy leader of APNU,NFL Jerseys China, called the report “one-sided and abysmal” and said if anything is precarious, it is the state of the government of Guyana and its preoccupation with the opposition.Karran is Guyana’s Permanent Representative to the OAS and Ambassador to the United States of America.The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), the largest party in the opposition coalition APNU, said it was astonished at what it called Karran’s “disinformation.” The party said that the Ambassador had been either badly misdirected or misinformed, or deliberately chose to mislead the Council.The PNCR picked up on reports that quoted Karran as having referred to the promotion of?”ethnic hatred”?and conflict during the Linden crisis and as describing the political situation in the country since the November 2011 elections as?”precarious.”The party labelled Karran’s presentation as “a device deliberately designed to deflect attention from the Government’s irresponsible handling of public security by casting blame on the so-called?‘precarious’?political situation in the country.”The PNCR has called on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to instruct Ambassador Karran to withdraw his prejudicial remarks.“The Ambassador should be directed, instead, to issue a clear statement of the Government’s resolve to adhere to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to prevent a recurrence of the gross violation of human rights of the residents of Linden,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping,” the PNCR stated.The party called for Ambassador Karran and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to be better advised by the explicit condemnation of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) of the killing of three persons during the “repression”?by security forces of a protest in Linden.The IACHR,Cheap NFL Jerseys co, since?August 3,Wholesale Jerseys From China, the PNCR noted, had called on the Government of Guyana?”to use force in strict conformity with its international obligations and the applicable international principles.”The Council reminded the Government of its obligation to?”adopt mechanisms to prevent excessive use of force on the part of public agents in marches and protest demonstrations.”The IACHR had called on the Guyana Government?”to urgently adopt all necessary measures for the due protection of the protesters within the framework of respect of inter-American human rights standards.”And the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) stated that the Donald Ramotar administration needs to stop its “attention-seeking tantrums and begin upholding the principles of democracy and good governance,Jerseys NFL Wholesale, which include respecting the rights of all, obeying the rule of law,Cheap Authentic NFL Jersey, and accounting to the people.”The GTUC said the Foreign Affairs statement on Ambassador Karran’s presentation reeks of the government’s propaganda machinery gone awry.“The OAS is a member of the international family whose existence/relevance is premised on adherence to its declarations. As such the GTUC views their statement through said premise and will hold them accountable to said standards. In fact, the actions being carried out by Lindeners are not only enshrined in the Guyana Constitution, but equally guaranteed in the OAS?Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man?in Articles I, II, XVII, XX, XXI, XXII,” the GTUC stated.The trade union body said the report by Karran is a case of the government making “a fool/nuisance of itself.”“The people are not in violation of the social contract; it is the government. As such we must welcome the attention of the?OAS, but ensure we present them an account of this government’s stewardship and demand they uphold their mandate without fear, favour or ill will.”