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Americas
Proposed amnesty law offers political prisoners in Venezuela an ‘opportunity’
A draft amnesty law in Venezuela aimed at granting immediate clemency to people jailed for participating in political protests or…
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Venezuela: UN independent investigators call for immediate release of all political prisoners
More than 100 political prisoners have been released in Venezuela, the Government announced on Monday, just over a week after…
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Americas
Maduro seized, norms tested: Security Council divided as Venezuela crisis deepens
The UN Security Council met on Monday against a sharply altered diplomatic backdrop, following US strikes on the Venezuelan capital…
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Americas
Venezuela crisis: UN aid effort continues amid political upheaval
Venezuela’s political shock has sharpened global attention on a country already facing one of the world’s largest humanitarian and displacement…
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Americas
UN chief deeply concerned over ‘possible intensification of instability’ in Venezuela
Invoking the bedrock principle prohibiting the use of force against the territory and independence of any State, the UN Secretary-General…
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Americas
Security Council LIVE: ‘The power of the law must prevail’ amid Venezuela crisis, says Guterres
The Security Council met in emergency session in New York to address the US rendition of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro…
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Human Rights
Venezuela’s people must be heard, insists UN human rights chief
Responding to the seizure of Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro by the United States, UN human rights chief Volker Türk on…
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Americas
US actions in Venezuela ‘constitute a dangerous precedent’: Guterres
The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said he is “deeply alarmed” over the standoff between the United States and Venezuela…
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Americas
UN Security Council hears warnings over escalating US-Venezuela standoff
Tensions between the United States and Venezuela have sharply escalated amid increased US military operations in the Southern Caribbean, prompting…
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Peace and Security
LIVE: Security Council meets on Venezuela, Iran, Somalia
The Security Council convened earlier today for a packed agenda, adopting a resolution extending the authorisation of the African Union…
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