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GENEVA (AP) — Independent experts for the U.N.’s top human rights body accused the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday of crimes against humanity, highlighting grisly cases of torture and killings allegedly carried out by security forces who used techniques like electric shocks, genital mutilation and asphyxiation.In a…

ADVERTISEMENTRelated topicsHuman rights and civil libertiesSocial affairsAp News AlertGovernment and politicsSocial issuesUnited NationsSeptember 16, 2020 GMTGENEVA (AP) — Experts working with U.N. human rights body say Maduro government responsible for “crimes against humanity” in Venezuela.ADVERTISEMENTRead More

By AFP     5 hours ago in World Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido called Monday on the armed forces to back a boycott of December's contested legislative polls and help escalate international pressure on President Nicolas Maduro.In an address on social media, Guaido urged the military high command to…

Venezuela’s oil industry—rich in reserves, a crucial Allied resource in World War II, a founding member of OPEC—is grinding toward a halt. Venezuela has greater oil stores than any other country. But after years of corruption, mismanagement and more recently U.S. sanctions, its oil output has dropped to a tenth…

In what may be one of the most forthright criticisms ever leveled by a foreign minister of another country against Canada, Jorge Arreaza recently spent an hour detailing Ottawa's bid to overthrow his government. "Under the guise of defending human rights, they began to intervene in our internal affairs," Arreaza said during an online talk…

CARACAS, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday said it would be a "good idea" to look into buying missiles from Iran, a day after Colombia said Venezuela was considering such a plan amid growing ties between Caracas and Tehran. Iran in May supplied gasoline to Venezuela…

WASHINGTON, Aug 20 (Reuters) - The government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is blocking U.S. citizens in the country from leaving, rebuffing efforts by Washington to arrange humanitarian evacuation flights, a State Department spokeswoman said on Thursday. "We have made offers in the past that would allow U.S. citizens to…

A Venezuelan court sentenced two former U.S. special forces soldiers to 20 years in prison for their part in a failed beach attack aimed at overthrowing President Nicols Maduro, prosecutors announced late Friday. Associated Press Last Updated: August 8, 2020, 10:58 AM IST Share this: CARACAS, Venezuela A Venezuelan court…

Oil belonging to Nicolás Maduro’s socialist regime in Venezuela washed up on the beaches of the country’s western Falcón state this weekend, causing potentially massive damage to the local ecosystem, according to satellite images. Satellite images uploaded to Twitter by the vessel-tracking service TankerTrackers.com showed the black slick off the…

By AFP     Jul 28, 2020 in World The United States warned Tuesday that elections planned in Venezuela later this year would be deeply fraudulent, accusing leftist leader Nicolas Maduro of seeking to manipulate the outcome.Venezuelan authorities have called December 6 elections for the National Assembly, the only government…