“Of course, whenever she wants,” Maduro told reporters when asked at the United Nations if he would accept a mission to report on the human rights situation in Venezuela. “President Bachelet, the high commissioner, should coordinate with the foreign ministry when she wants to go to Venezuela. Venezuela arrests 131 accused of economic sabotageBachelet, a former president of Chile, took over at the head of the UN Human Rights Council on Sept 1. In a video published by the United Nations, Bachelet said for the Human Rights Council to be able to produce an impartial report on the situation, it was vital to be allowed in. Latin America seeks common ground to handle Venezuelan migrantsVenezuela, which is struggling to cope with an economic and political crisis, has come under the spotlight for its human rights record at the UN General Assembly this week.

Source: The Express Tribune September 28, 2018 08:02 UTC