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Newshour: 16/09/2020 20:06 GMT: Venezuela: UN investigators accuse authorities of torture and killings

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16/09/2020 20:06 GMT

16/09/2020 20:06 GMT: Venezuela: UN investigators accuse authorities of torture and killings

Venezuela: UN investigators accuse authorities of torture and killings

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UN investigators: senior Venezuelan officials have been involved in human rights abuses

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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.

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