2025: UN Experts Condemn Coercive Intervention in Venezuela by the United States

On October 21, 2025, the UN’s Human Rights Council distributed a press release entitled:          UN Experts Condemn Coercive Intervention in Venezuela by the United States:[1]

·       “Covert action and threats of using armed force against the Government of Venezuela by the United States violate Venezuela’s sovereignty and the UN Charter, UN experts said today.”

·       “These actions also violate the fundamental international obligations not to intervene in the domestic affairs or threaten to use armed force against another country,” the experts said.” These moves are an extremely dangerous escalation with grave implications for peace and security in the Caribbean region.” 

·       “They noted reports of a significant U.S. military buildup already under way in the Caribbean and that the recent announcements by the President of the United States follow a series of lethal operations by U.S. forces targeting vessels off the Venezuelan coast alleged to have been involved in narcotics trafficking.”

·       “Preparations for covert or direct military action against another sovereign State constitute an even graver breach of the UN Charter.”

·       “The experts urged the United States to cease unlawful attacks and threats, respect international law, and reaffirm its commitment to multilateralism and the purposes and principles of the UN Charter.”

 

The three UN Experts include two Special Rapporteurs and one Independent Expert who are independent human rights experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council. They work on a voluntary basis; they are not UN staff and do not receive a salary for their work. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author. The three UN experts are:

·       George Katrougalos, Professor of Public Law at Democritus University of Thrace, former Foreign Minister of Greece

·       Ben Saul, Professor of International Law at the University of Sydney

·       Morris Tidball-Binz, Visiting Senior Research Associate, Pozen Center for Human Rights, University of Chicago



1.    UN Human Rights Council, UN Experts Condemn Coercive Intervention in Venezuela by the United States, Press Release, October 21, 2025.

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