{"id":6461,"date":"2025-12-24T16:34:47","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T16:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=6461"},"modified":"2025-12-24T16:34:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T16:34:47","slug":"un-experts-condemn-us-naval-blockade-of-venezuela-as-illegal-aggression-donald-trump-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=6461","title":{"rendered":"UN experts condemn US naval blockade of Venezuela as illegal aggression | Donald Trump News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>UN experts criticise US blockade for endangering human rights and call for an investigation into alleged violations.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 24 Dec 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">24 Dec 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p class=\"p1\">Four United Nations human rights experts have condemned the partial naval blockade of Venezuela by the United States, finding it an illegal armed aggression and calling on the US Congress to intervene.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no right to enforce unilateral sanctions through an armed blockade,\u201d the UN experts said in a joint statement on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p class=\"p1\">The US has deployed a major military force in the Caribbean and intercepted oil tankers as part of a naval blockade against Venezuelan vessels it considers to be under sanctions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">A blockade is a prohibited use of military force against another country under the UN Charter, they added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cIt is such a serious use of force that it is also expressly recognised as illegal armed aggression under the General Assembly\u2019s 1974 Definition of Aggression,\u201d the experts said. \u201cThe illegal use of force, and threats to use further force at sea and on land, gravely endanger the human right to life and other rights in Venezuela and the region.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">US President Donald Trump accuses Venezuela of using oil, the South American country\u2019s main resource, to finance \u201cnarcoterrorism, human trafficking, murders and kidnappings\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Caracas denies any involvement in drug trafficking. It says Washington is seeking to overthrow its president, Nicolas Maduro, to seize Venezuela\u2019s oil reserves, the largest in the world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Since September, US forces have launched dozens of air strikes on boats that Washington alleges were transporting drugs. It has yet to provide evidence for those accusations. More than 100 people have been killed.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"us-congress-should-intervene\" class=\"p1\">\u2018US Congress should intervene\u2019<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThese killings amount to violations of the right to life. They must be investigated and those responsible held accountable,\u201d the experts said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cMeanwhile, the US Congress should intervene to prevent further attacks and lift the blockade,\u201d they added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">They called on countries to take measures to stop the blockade and illegal killings and bring the perpetrators to justice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The four who signed the joint statement are: Ben Saul, special rapporteur on protecting human rights while countering \u201cterrorism\u201d; George Katrougalos, an expert on promoting a democratic and equitable international order; development expert Surya Deva; and Gina Romero, special rapporteur on the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UN experts criticise US blockade for endangering human rights and call for an investigation into alleged violations. 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