In an Argentine court, Venezuelans testify to alleged crimes against humanity under Maduro

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Venezuelans have brought their crimes-against-humanity case against President Maduro to a federal court 3,000 miles from home — in Argentina.

Frustrated by the limits of the laboriously slow International Criminal Court and determined that the security officers who allegedly killed their loved ones not enjoy absolute impunity, Venezuelans have brought their crimes-against-humanity case to a federal court 3,000 miles from home — in Argentina.

Human rights lawyers around the world have increasingly pursued cases in national courts under what is called the principle of universal jurisdiction, saying the ICC often moves too slowly to have a real-time effect on current events. “The capacity of the ICC is limited as it can only handle a handful of cases,” said Chubin.

 

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