"The US has deployed a major military force in the Caribbean and intercepted oil tankers as part of a naval blockade against Venezuelan vessels it considers to be under sanctions. A blockade is a prohibited use of military force against another country under the UN Charter, they added. It is such a serious use of force that it is also expressly recognised as illegal armed aggression under the General Assembly's 1974 Definition of Aggression, the experts said."
"The illegal use of force, and threats to use further force at sea and on land, gravely endanger the human right to life and other rights in Venezuela and the region. US President Donald Trump accuses Venezuela of using oil, the South American country's main resource, to finance narcoterrorism, human trafficking, murders and kidnappings. Caracas denies any involvement in drug trafficking."
Four United Nations human rights experts condemned the partial US naval blockade of Venezuela as illegal armed aggression and urged the US Congress to intervene. The experts stated that no right exists to enforce unilateral sanctions through an armed blockade and that a blockade is a prohibited use of military force under the UN Charter. They warned that the illegal use of force and threats of further force at sea and on land gravely endanger the human right to life and other rights in Venezuela and the region. The experts called for investigations into killings linked to strikes and for measures to stop the blockade and lift sanctions.
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