Venezuela is party to several human rights treaties that require it to safeguard the independence of its judiciary—including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the ...

Maduro's liberation comments came a day after he was sworn in for a third six-year term on Friday following an international outcry and protests in Venezuela. The United States and other ...

Venezuelan Foreign Minister ... giving British Guiana — present day Guyana — sovereignty over Essequibo. Since Guyana’s independence from Britain in 1966, a U.N.-backed treaty has required ...