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Weekly Report - 15 February 2018 (WR-18-06)

VENEZUELA: Maduro undeterred as pressure builds

The government led by President Nicolás Maduro has shown scant regard for regional and international criticism over the years, but this has reached a new tenor over the last few days leaving it looking more isolated than ever. Firstly, the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced that it would investigate crimes allegedly committed by the Venezuelan state. Then the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) released a savage critique of the breakdown of democratic order and violation of human rights in the country. Finally, 14 hemispheric foreign ministers meeting in Peru issued an uncompromising statement not only refusing to recognise the validity of the presidential election on 22 April but also declaring Maduro persona non grata at the 13-14 April Summit of the Americas.

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