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Venezuela: UN investigators accuse authorities of torture and killings

Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.

United Nations investigators have accused the Venezuelan government of committing systematic violations - amounting to crimes against humanity - in order to suppress political opposition. A report published today details extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearance and torture.

Also on the programme; we learn more about Yoshihide Suga, Japan’s new prime minister; and we get reaction to Colombia's former Farc rebels apologising for war crimes.

(Picture: Venezuelan flag; Credit: Reuters)

53 minutes

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  • Wed 16 Sep 202020:06GMT

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