UN rights chief agrees to meet Venezuela foreign minister

"I can confirm that Venezuela requested a meeting and the High Commissioner will be meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs" Jorge Arreaza, UN rights office spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani told AFP in an email. She did not say when the meeting would take place, but Arreaza is to address the UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday. Bachelet mentioned Venezuela in her first speech as head of the UN rights office on Monday, listing it among a long line of states with human rights situations she was concerned about. In a written version of the speech, the former Chilean president decried the "serious human rights violations" documented in recent reports on Venezuela. More…