Maduro announces return of UN rights office to Venezuela

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UN Human Rights Office to resume operations in Venezuela following agreement with Maduro

The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is set to return to operate in Venezuela, signaling a thaw in relations between the South American nation and the international community. The announcement came from President Nicolas Maduro during an event at the Miraflores presidential palace on Tuesday, where he was joined by International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Karim Khan, who is currently investigating Venez

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“I accept, let’s go through the page and rebuild the communication bridges,” the commissioner said on television during a meeting with the International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan, who during his fourth visit to the country asked Maduro to reopen the office after the crisis that led to his expulsion last February. “I am ready to receive the envoys of Volker Türk. As always, the doors of Miraflores Palace are open so that we can talk ab…

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Maduro announces return of UN rights office to Venezuela

President Nicolas Maduro announced Tuesday that a United Nations human rights office would begin operating in Venezuela once again, after it was suspended and its staff ordered to leave in February.

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Venezuela Accepts Return of Expelled UN Human Rights Staff

Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro said the United Nation’s Human Rights workers he expelled more than two months ago can return to Venezuela during a fourth visit from the International Criminal Court’s prosecutor Karim Khan.

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Venezuela's Maduro says he is open to receiving UN rights envoy

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday he is willing to receive an envoy from the United Nations' human rights office, after his government asked staff to leave the South American country earlier this year.

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Maduro announces return of UN rights office to Venezuela

President Nicolas Maduro announced that a United Nations human rights office would begin operating in Venezuela once again, after it was suspended and its staff ordered to leave in February.