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People gather outside the offices of the Pan American Health Organization and World Health Organization, during a small protest demanding COVID-19 vaccines be made available in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, September 9, 2021
UNITED NATIONS high commissioner for human rights Michelle Bachelet has called for United States sanctions on Venezuela to be lifted to alleviate their devastating impact on its people.
Speaking during Monday’s session of the human rights council, she condemned Washington’s punitive measures, which have been in place since 2014.
“The pre-existing humanitarian and economic situation was aggravated both by the Covid-19 pandemic and by sector sanctions … I reiterate my call for these sanctions to be lifted,”Ms Bachelet said.
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