Canada's first referral to the court and the first time
member nations have referred a fellow member state — comes as Venezuela spirals
ever deeper into a worsening economic and political morass. Along with Trudeau, the Latin American
countries of Peru, Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Paraguay signed the referral
on the very day that Maduro himself made a surprise arrival at the UN to
deliver a scheduled speech not many expected him to show up for. "The
situation in Venezuela is catastrophic," Trudeau told a news conference at
the UN. "There is a humanitarian crisis going on in a country that used to
be one of the most successful and prosperous countries in South America. The
failure of leadership in Venezuela is of concern not just to us, but to leaders
in the region, friends to Venezuela and of concern to the world." More…
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