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U.N. extends probe into possible crimes against humanity in Venezuela
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS
OCTOBER 6, 2020 1:38 PM UPDATED 21 HOURS AGO
U.N. extends probe into possible crimes against humanity in Venezuela
By Stephanie Nebehay
3 MIN READ
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday extended by two years the mandate of investigators who have documented executions, disappearances and torture in Venezuela that they say may amount to crimes against humanity here.
It condemned “widespread targeted repression and persecution” by security forces and called on the government of President Nicolas Maduro to cooperate with a preliminary examination opened by the International Criminal Court (ICC).
“We continue to see new cases of arbitrary killings, torture and other serious violations of human rights in that country,” said Silvia Elena Alfaro Espinosa, Peru’s ambassador to the U.N. in Geneva, as she presented the resolution.
Venezuela’s ambassador Jorge Valero rejected the text, which was also backed by the European Union, as “a clear display of manipulation and politicisation of this Council”.
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OCTOBER 6, 2020 1:38 PM UPDATED 21 HOURS AGO
U.N. extends probe into possible crimes against humanity in Venezuela
By Stephanie Nebehay
3 MIN READ
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday extended by two years the mandate of investigators who have documented executions, disappearances and torture in Venezuela that they say may amount to crimes against humanity here.
It condemned “widespread targeted repression and persecution” by security forces and called on the government of President Nicolas Maduro to cooperate with a preliminary examination opened by the International Criminal Court (ICC).
“We continue to see new cases of arbitrary killings, torture and other serious violations of human rights in that country,” said Silvia Elena Alfaro Espinosa, Peru’s ambassador to the U.N. in Geneva, as she presented the resolution.
Venezuela’s ambassador Jorge Valero rejected the text, which was also backed by the European Union, as “a clear display of manipulation and politicisation of this Council”.
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Read more: https://in.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-security-un/u-n-extends-probe-into-possible-crimes-against-humanity-in-venezuela-idUSKBN26R36G