Venezuela: UN rights office describes pervasive ‘climate of fear’

“It is a climate of fear in the country at the moment. We are urging the government to ensure that all steps are taken in line with international human rights law with transparency and that steps are taken to resolve this dispute peacefully,”

spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani told journalists in Geneva.

The alert is just the latest of many warnings from the UN, top independent rights experts and independent investigators appointed by…