GENEVA, Jan 7: US air strikes on Venezuela and the seizing of the country's leader on the weekend clearly "undermined a fundamental principle of international law", the United Nations said Tuesday. "And this is what we are seeing," she said, calling on the international community to "come together with one voice... to make clear that this is an action that in contravention of the international law that was set up by member states". Related story Kathmandu School of Law wins 58th Jessup International Law Moot... - 'Unacceptable' -But she dismissed US justifications for its actions, saying accountability for rights violations "cannot be achieved by unilateral military intervention in violation of international law". The rights office has been monitoring from Panama since its international staff were expelled from Venezuela in early 2024.

Source: International New York Times January 07, 2026 00:54 UTC