Venezuela declare UN rights chief 'persona non grata'

3 weeks ago

Venezuela's National Assembly has declared UN rights chief Volker Turk "persona non grata". Turk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, last week denounced what he claimed as "arbitrary detentions" by the Caracas government. The Venezuelan administration has rejected Turk's comments as "aggression." It has also previously said Turk failed to defend the rights of Venezuelans deported to an El Salvador prison