UN Human Rights Office: US action in Venezuela makes world less safe

A demonstrator supporting Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro speaks to a reporter outside the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse as Maduro awaits his arraignment hearing on January 5, 2026 in New York. (File/AFP)
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Updated 06 January 2026
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UN Human Rights Office: US action in Venezuela makes world less safe

BERLIN: The world community ​must make clear that US intervention in Venezuela is a violation ‌of international law ‌that ‌makes ⁠states ​around ‌the world less safe, the Office of the United Nations ⁠High Commissioner for ‌Human Rights said ‍on ‍Tuesday.
“It sends ‍a signal that the powerful can do ​whatever they like,” chief spokesperson ⁠for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ravina Shamdasani, told reporters.