Venezuela’s people must be heard, insists UN human rights chief

IOM/Gema Cortés A family of Venezuelan refugees makes the long journey from the southern border of Peru to Lima. Nearly eight million have left the country in recent years to escape economic collapse, insecurity and rights abuses.

This article is published in association with United Nations. Responding to the seizure of Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro by the United States, UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Tuesday reiterated deep concerns that the military operation undermined fundamental protections for sovereign countries. The US action made “all States less safe around the world”, said Ravina […]

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