UN Flags 'Radical' Rights Restrictions in Venezuela, Warns Civilians May Be 'Caught in the Crossfire' as U.S. Pressure Rises

Source: International Business Times

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said conditions in Venezuela "have not improved" since his last report in June The United Nations warned that Venezuela's human rights situation has deteriorated since June, citing what it described as "radical" restrictions on fundamental freedoms, growing militarization of public life and an escalating pattern of arbitrary detentions. In this context, it cautioned that increased external pressure risks leaving civilians "caught in the crossfire. "Presenting his latest update in Geneva, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said conditions in Venezuela "have not improved" since his previous report earlier this year.