A prominent international association has issued a forceful condemnation of recent actions targeting Venezuelan leadership, characterizing them as unlawful under established global governance principles. The Association of Caribbean Unity and Regional Entities (ACURE) has formally denounced what it describes as the effective abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores, asserting these actions constitute a blatant violation of diplomatic immunities granted to sitting heads of state.
In an official communiqué disseminated through the Cuban Consulate in Ecuador, ACURE posed a challenging question to United States authorities: “Under which specific tenets of International Law does the United States presume the authority to act as global adjudicator while simultaneously disregarding fundamental international legal standards?”
The organization additionally expressed strong opposition to President Donald Trump’s assertion of American jurisdiction over Venezuelan affairs during a recent press briefing. ACURE specifically condemned the invocation of the nineteenth-century Monroe Doctrine as justification, labeling this approach “entirely illicit and contrary to contemporary international legal frameworks.”
Further analysis from the association suggests that potential military engagement would be principally motivated by Washington’s strategic interests in controlling Venezuela’s substantial natural resources, including petroleum reserves, gold deposits, and critical rare earth elements essential for modern technology.
The statement provided historical context referencing previous military interventions throughout the region, cautioning against the repetition of such patterns driven primarily by economic ambitions rather than humanitarian or democratic concerns. ACURE emphasized the imperative of immediately restoring President Maduro and his wife to their rightful positions while advocating for strengthened respect for national sovereignty and international law as cornerstones of peaceful global coexistence.