The “Insan” Organization for Rights and Freedoms strongly condemns what has been reported in official and media statements regarding the United States of America carrying out, at dawn on Saturday, December 3, 2026, a kidnapping operation targeting the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife. This constitutes a dangerous precedent and represents a blatant violation of the rules of international law and the principles of the United Nations Charter.
The organization affirms that any use of force or coercive intervention in the internal affairs of sovereign states—including any infringement on the freedom or safety of their elected leaders—constitutes a grave breach of the principle of respect for national sovereignty and political independence. It also represents a direct undermining of the international order based on the rules of international law, particularly Article (2) of the United Nations Charter, which prohibits the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of states.
Insan further expresses deep concern over international reactions reflecting the seriousness of this incident, including calls to convene an emergency session of the Security Council and the widespread condemnation issued by a number of influential states, which have regarded these actions as an extremely dangerous precedent threatening international peace and security—not only in Latin America and the Caribbean region, but at the level of the international system as a whole.
The organization also stresses that any disregard by the international community for such violations, or dealing with them through double standards, would open the door to international chaos, encourage the repetition of practices that violate state sovereignty and flout international law, and increase the likelihood of escalation and confrontation among major powers—entailing grave risks to global peace and security.
Accordingly, the Insan Organization for Rights and Freedoms calls upon the United Nations and the UN Security Council to assume their legal and moral responsibilities. It demands the conduct of an independent and transparent international investigation into the circumstances of this operation, the assurance of accountability and an end to impunity, and the adoption of practical measures to ensure respect for the United Nations Charter, protect state sovereignty, and prevent the recurrence of such serious violations in the future.
