Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega described political opponents of Chavez as "vultures" who were hoping for the Venezuelan president's death and aiming to destabilize the country -- an accusation many speakers made at Thursday's rally.
Speakers scheduled for this event include Henri Borlant, a physician who survived the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp, as well as Yehuda Bauer and Irina Bokova.