Venezuela

High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay.
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Top UN official urges Venezuela to reconsider withdrawal from human rights convention

11 September 2012
A United Nations senior official today urged Venezuela to reconsider its decision to withdraw from the American Convention of Human rights, warning that doing so would represent a serious setback for human rights protection in the Latin American country and the region as a whole.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (right) with Norman Givran, his Personal Representative on the border controversy between Guyana and Venezuela.
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UN envoy hails workshop related to Guyana-Venezuela border dispute

17 May 2012
A UN envoy today hailed a recent workshop related to a long-standing border controversy between Guyana and Venezuela as a demonstration of both countries’ on-going commitment to a peaceful resolution of the matter.
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Rupert Colville.
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UN concerned over Venezuela’s possible withdrawal from human rights body

4 May 2012
The United Nations today voiced concern over Venezuela’s announcement that it is establishing a committee to evaluate the possibility of withdrawing from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR).