Venezuela government accused of crimes against humanity in UN report
by Staff and agencies in Geneva from World news | The Guardian on (#586GD)
Findings conclude state and President Nicolas Maduro were responsible for extrajudicial killings and systemic use of torture
Venezuela's president and top ministers are responsible for probable crimes against humanity including extrajudicial killings and the systematic use of torture, UN investigators have concluded.
In a scathing, in-depth report published on Wednesday, the panel of experts said that they had found evidence that state actors including President Nicolas Maduro had ordered or contributed to crimes including extrajudicial executions, enforced disappearances, arbitrary detentions and torture.
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