Venezuela says U.S. sanctions causing emigration spike
STORY: Venezuela says U.S. sanctions causing emigration spike
DATELINE: Sept. 21, 2022
LENGTH: 00:00:53
LOCATION: Caracas
CATEGORY: POLITICS
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STORYLINE:
Venezuelan Labor Minister Francisco Torrealba told the United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday that the sanctions imposed by the United States are driving more Venezuelans to emigrate to neighboring countries.
The official made the remarks while presenting a Venezuelan report on the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, in Geneva.
The minister stressed that Venezuela's migratory flow is typical, extraordinary and induced, saying U.S. sanctions were to blame.
Torrealba said the increase in Venezuelans emigrating is the result of a U.S. "policy of aggression, based on the criminal imposition of illegal unilateral coercive measures, that seeks to destroy the peac
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