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Florida Court orders Maduro and other senior officials to pay $314 million in U.S. lawsuit

July 16, 2026July 16, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

EFE. — A federal judge in the United States has ordered former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and several other senior Chavista officials to pay $314 million in damages in a lawsuit filed by more than a dozen U.S. citizens alleging kidnapping, torture, and terrorism. The ruling did not include Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, among […]

Nicolás Maduro sued in the U.S. over extrajudicial executions in Venezuela

July 2, 2026July 2, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

AFP. The families of five young men killed in Venezuela have filed a lawsuit against former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro in a U.S. court, accusing him of ordering extrajudicial executions as part of a broader pattern of state violence. The 44-page lawsuit, filed on Tuesday, alleges that Maduro instructed the Special Action Forces of the […]

Trade unions and human rights organizations bring Venezuela before the U.N. over denial of justice

June 20, 2026June 20, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal — A coalition of trade unions and human rights organizations has formally submitted an Individual Communication to the United Nations Human Rights Committee in Geneva, Switzerland. Through this legal action, the coalition accuses the Venezuelan state of systematically violating citizens’ rights to access justice and obtain an effective judicial remedy. The international […]