US EditionVenezuelan lawmakers declare UN human rights chief persona non grata
- Venezuelan lawmakers declared UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker T�rk and his staff "persona non grata," as reported by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
- Guterres expressed regret over this decision, emphasizing the need for continued engagement in Venezuela.
- He reiterated the importance of the OHCHR's work in Venezuela and urged authorities to uphold international law.
- Guterres raised concerns about the arbitrary detention of opposition figures, human rights defenders, and journalists.
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Guterres regrets Venezuela’s declaration of UN rights chief as 'persona non grata'
UN secretary-general 'reiterates that he is deeply concerned about reports of the arbitrary detention of opposition figures, human rights defenders, journalists and foreign nationals' - Anadolu Ajansı
On Tuesday, the Chavista-majority Venezuelan Parliament declared "persona non grata" to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, and asked the Executive to leave the office headed by the Austrian. The relationship with this office has been tumultuous and its representatives in the country have already been expelled once in February 2024. And the prosecution denounced as an "aggression" and "interference" Türk's last report of 27 J…
Parliament Approves Venezuela's Withdrawal from the UN Human Rights Office Under Volker Türk
The deputies of the National Assembly (AN) unanimously approved this Tuesday during the regular session of Parliament the proposal that Venezuela withdraw from the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights while Volker Türk is in charge. “Those who are in favor of requesting the executive branch of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to withdraw from the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights while…
The last report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights fell badly in the Government of Venezuela. On Tuesday, since the National Assembly, it has been announced that Volker Türk has been declared persona non grata. This statement can only be made by the Executive, but the head of Parliament, Jorge Rodríguez, announced that Venezuela “will leave the office,” without clarifying whether he meant to leave the space that Venezuela h…
By Osmary Hernández and Verónica Calderón, CNN en Español Venezuela's National Assembly, with a pro-government majority, approved this Tuesday the declaration of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, "and all the officials who accompany him." It also urged the executive branch to withdraw from the body while Türk is in charge. CNN contacted the High Commissioner's office for a response but has not received a response so far.
By Osmary Hernández and Verónica Calderón, CNN en Español Venezuela's National Assembly, with a pro-government majority, approved this Tuesday the declaration of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, "and all the officials who accompany him." It also urged the executive branch to withdraw from the body while Türk is in charge. CNN contacted the High Commissioner's office for a response but has not received a response so far.
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