US EditionVenezuela Petitions UN for Maduro Release
Venezuela called on the UN Human Rights Council to demand the release of Maduro and Flores, citing over 100 deaths in a US military operation and ongoing domestic reconciliation efforts.
- Monday, Yvan Gil Pinto demanded Maduro's immediate release, citing Gil told the UN rights body that January 3, 2026, marked a turning point of extreme gravity.
- Maduro is held in New York and has pleaded not guilty to drug charges, awaiting trial after his January 3 ouster, the council was told.
- Venezuela's legislature passed an amnesty on Feb 19, with Delcy Rodríguez saying 1,500 applied and at least 30 prisoners released from Rodeo I on Feb 23.
- The amnesty law has aided a diplomatic thaw, with Kaja Kallas saying on Monday she would propose lifting European Union sanctions as the UN rights office seeks to reopen its mission in Venezuela.
- Venezuela framed the UN appeal within a broader path to forgiveness and amnesty, citing a domestic reconciliation push amid stark military asymmetry with the United States.
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Venezuela called on the United Nations on Monday for the "immediate" release of the fallen President Nicolás Maduro, while releasing prisoners under the amnesty promulgated by the interim President under pressure from Washington.
In Geneva, Switzerland, various social movements expressed their solidarity with Venezuela and demanded the release of President Nicolás Maduro and the first lady, Cilia Flores de Maduro, kidnapped on January 3rd in the midst of a military attack against the country. Foreign Minister Yván Gil said in his Telegram channel that he held a meeting with activists in the framework of the participation of the Bolivarian nation in the 61st session of th…
Venezuela called for the immediate release of Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores, detained in the US, before the UN, and denounced a violation of its sovereignty. The Venezuelan foreign minister presented the case to international delegations. Geneva, Switzerland—The Venezuelan government requested this Monday before the UN Human Rights Council the immediate release of Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, detained in the United States for mor…
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