US ‘undermined’ international law in Venezuela: UNAFP, GENEVA, SwitzerlandUS airstrikes on Venezuela and the seizing of the nation’s leader at the weekend clearly “undermined a fundamental principle of international law,” the UN said yesterday. “States must not threaten or use force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state,” UN rights office spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani told reporters in Geneva, Switzerland. Photo: Reuters / Miraflores PalaceUS commandos backed by warplanes, the navy and airstrikes forcibly seized deposed Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, in the early hours of Saturday. The US and EU say Maduro stayed in power by rigging elections — most recently in 2024 — and imprisoning opponents, while overseeing rampant corruption. “Far from being a victory for human rights, this military intervention ... damages the architecture of international security, making every country less safe,” she said.

Source: Taipei Times January 06, 2026 17:35 UTC