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UN Mission Calls for Investigation of Venezuela Rights Violations
By Lisa Schlein
September 23, 2020 02:17 PM
GENEVA - UN investigation into Venezuela's human rights record has uncovered gross violations and abuse ordered and committed at the highest level of the Government of President Nicolas Madura, accusations angrily dismissed by Venezuelan authorities. The report by the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela has been submitted to the UN Human Rights Council.
The UN investigators say they regret the lack of cooperation from the Venezuelan government. Since they were not allowed to enter the country, they interviewed victims and witnesses inside Venezuela using remote technological means.