Venezuela's Maduro urges UN to back release of migrants

President Maduro Condemns U.S. Sanctions & Defends Venezuelan Migrants at National Economic Council - teleSUR English

Venezuelan President Maduro condemns U.S. sanctions, warns of global instability, and defends Venezuelan migrants against hate speech in a National Economic Council meeting. Read his full statements. Related: Venezuela Increases Diplomatic Efforts to Secure the Return of Its Migrants: President Maduro President Maduro Denounces U.S. Sanctions in Economic Meeting Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro strongly rejected sanctions imposed by the U.S. …

Venezuela's Maduro urges UN to back release of migrants

CARACAS - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro this week spoke to the United Nations' Secretary General Antonio Guterres and High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk to urge UN support for the release of hundreds of Venezuelan migrants deported by the United States to a notorious El Salvador prison, the Venezuelan government said on Friday.

Venezuela's Maduro urges UN to back release of migrants

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro this week spoke to the United Nations' Secretary General Antonio Guterres and High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk to urge UN support for the release of hundreds of Venezuelan migrants deported by…

Nicolás Maduro called for the Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres, and the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, with whom he spoke this week, to "act" in favor of the more than 200 migrants who remain in detention in El Salvador, after being deported by the United States two weeks ago. "I asked both of them to take steps as high authorities of the United Nations system so that the Government of El Salvador can r…

Nicolás Maduro this Friday asked the United Nations Organization (UN), and the High Commissioner for Human Rights (DDHH) of the multilateral organization, Volker Türk, to intercede for the 238 Venezuelans that the United States (US) deported to El Salvador. According to an official communiqué from the Chavista government, Maduro spoke with Guterres and Türk, who expressed their commitment to activate mechanisms to restore the rights of these mig…

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro requested the intervention of United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk to discuss the release of 238 Venezuelan migrants detained in El Salvador prisons after their deportation by the United States government. The Venezuelan president held a telephone conversation with both officials, according to a statement published by Venezuelan Foreign Minister Y…