2018-06-25 OHCHR reports rule of law “virtually absent” in Venezuela

Checks and balances built into the legal system in Venezuela appear to have been eroded, leaving state security forces unaccountable for some 500 questionable killings, warns United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the report “attests to the need for political dialogue and a fully inclusive political solution” in the country, says deputy spokesman Farhan Haq.

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