{"id":154551,"date":"2020-02-24T12:00:26","date_gmt":"2020-02-24T12:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=154551"},"modified":"2024-06-12T21:25:24","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T20:25:24","slug":"the-united-states-is-formally-accused-of-crimes-against-humanity-at-the-international-criminal-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2020\/02\/the-united-states-is-formally-accused-of-crimes-against-humanity-at-the-international-criminal-court\/","title":{"rendered":"The United States Is Formally Accused of Crimes against Humanity at the International Criminal Court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Arreaza: &#8216;US Coercive Measures\u00a0Are Mass Destruction Weapons.&#8217;<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_154552\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/jorge-arreaza_venezuela.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-154552\" class=\"wp-image-154552\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/jorge-arreaza_venezuela.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/jorge-arreaza_venezuela.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/jorge-arreaza_venezuela-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-154552\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Venezuela\u2019s Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza at the International Criminal Court, the Hague, Netherlands, Feb. 13, 2020. Photo: Twitter\/ @Punto_deCorte<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>13 Feb 2020 &#8211; <\/em>Venezuela\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telesurenglish.net\/news\/Latin-America-in-Constant-Siege-from-US-Venezuelas-FM-20200117-0016.html\" >Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza<\/a> arrived in The Hague (Netherlands) today to file a complaint with the International Criminal Court (ICC) against the\u00a0United\u00a0States\u00a0and its\u00a0sanctions.<\/p>\n<p>During his meeting with the Court, Arreaza\u00a0exposed the crimes against humanity perpetrated by the U.S. government in its\u00a0failed attempt to overthrow\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telesurenglish.net\/news\/Maduro-the-US-Does-Not-Appoint-President-in-Venezuela-20200206-0001.html\" >Venezuela&#8217;s President Nicolas Maduro<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, the economic, financial, and commercial sanctions imposed by President Donald Trump\u00a0administration have prevented Venezuela from accessing international markets.<\/p>\n<p>As a consequence, the\u00a0Venezuelan people&#8217;s rights to health, food, and development have been systematically violated.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have the right, the obligation, and the responsibility to protect our people,&#8221; Arreaza\u00a0said at a press conference held after handing over the documentation of the case to the Hague court.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The consequences of U.S. coercive\u00a0unilateral measures are crimes against humanity and violate both international laws and the United Nations Charter.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FOTOS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" >#FOTOS<\/a> | Por instrucciones del Pdte. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NicolasMaduro?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" >@NicolasMaduro<\/a> el canciller Jorge Arreaza llega a La Haya e introduce una denuncia ante la Corte Penal Internacional por los cr\u00edmenes de lesa humanidad cometidos por el gobierno de EEUU contra el pueblo de Venezuela. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JusticiaContraElBloqueo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" >#JusticiaContraElBloqueo<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YHG0SkB6OZ\" >pic.twitter.com\/YHG0SkB6OZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Canciller\u00eda Venezuela \ud83c\uddfb\ud83c\uddea (@CancilleriaVE) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CancilleriaVE\/status\/1227951230976249856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" >February 13, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>&#8220;On instructions from President Nicolas Maduro, Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza arrives in The Hague and introduces a complaint to the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity committed by the US government against the people of Venezuela. Justice against the blockade.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During his presentation, the Venezuelan Foreign Minister also stressed that the U.S. unilateral coercive measures\u00a0are &#8220;weapons of mass destruction&#8221; that affect various peoples of the world.\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, the action that the Venezuelan government is taking before the Criminal Court will set a precedent for international law and multilateral institutions.<\/p>\n<p>The most recent\u00a0U.S. sanction was directed against Conviasa airlines, a public company\u00a0that carries out non-profit\u00a0operations for public programs such as &#8220;Return to the Homeland&#8221; and Mission Miracle.\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/teleSUREnglish\/videos\/291289591699079\/?t=45<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telesurenglish.net\/news\/Arreaza-US-Coercive-MeasuresAre-Mass-Destruction-Weapons-20200213-0006.html\" >Go to Original \u2013 telesurenglish.net<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>13 Feb 2020 &#8211; Venezuela\u2019s Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza arrived in The Hague (Netherlands) today to file a complaint with the International Criminal Court (ICC) against the United States and its sanctions. 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