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US indicts Venezuela's Maduro for torture and rights abuses
Original: Nicolás Maduro charged with torture, human rights abuses in new US indictment
The United States has brought a new indictment against Nicolás Maduro, charging the Venezuelan leader with torture and other human rights abuses. The charges add to existing US prosecutions of Maduro, who is not recognised by Washington as Venezuela's legitimate president. The announcement is drawing international attention amid ongoing political tensions over Venezuela's leadership and disputed elections.
Why now: US prosecutors announced new criminal charges against a sitting foreign head of state, a significant escalation in Washington's standoff with Caracas
Nicolás MaduroUnited StatesVenezuela
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- Nicolás Maduro charged with torture, human rights abuses in new US indictment · KSHB 41 Kansas City
- Nicolás Maduro charged with torture, human rights abuses in new US indictment · Scripps News
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