US intervention in Venezuela weakens the role of the United Nations as the only mechanism to prevent the Third World War, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, said.
"This military intervention, which violates Venezuela's sovereignty and the UN Charter, damages the international security architecture, making every country less safe," he wrote in an article for the British newspaper The Guardian.
He expressed "deep indignation" at the reaction of some countries to the US intervention and attempts to justify it with the human rights situation in Venezuela.
He reminded that the overthrow of the regime "often leads to massive violations of human rights, dangerous chaos and prolonged violent conflicts".
"Venezuela needs the international community to stop making false promises about human rights and protect the UN Charter and international law. Otherwise, the consequences will be severe all over the world," Turk warned.
