Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro denounces Salvadoran leader Nayib Bukele for kidnapping and forced disappearance of Venezuelan migrants, while urging world powers to join a global peace summit to end wars and nuclear threats.

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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has publicly denounced the Salvadoran government under Nayib Bukele for committing serious, repeated human rights violations, including the kidnapping and forced disappearance of 252 Venezuelan migrants.

Speaking during the Venezuelan International Book Fair (FILVEN 2025), the president described the conditions faced by these migrants as comparable to Nazi concentration camps and condemned Bukele’s legacy as irreparably stained by these crimes.

Attorney General Tarek William Saab confirmed that Venezuela’s Public Prosecutor’s Office is pursuing legal action against Bukele for kidnapping and forced disappearance, highlighting the lack of due process and official records in these cases.

El presidente de #Venezuela 🇻🇪, Nicolás Maduro, rechazó las graves violaciones a los derechos humanos cometidas bajo el actual Gobierno de #ElSalvador 🇸🇻, encabezado por Nayib Bukele, y denunció los vínculos del mandatario centroamericano con el crimenhttps://t.co/miaYAuIoqu

— teleSUR TV (@teleSURtv) July 15, 2025

The text reads: The President of #Venezuela , Nicolás Maduro, condemned the serious human rights violations committed under the current Government of #ElSalvador 🇸🇻, led by Nayib Bukele, and denounced the Central American leader’s ties to crime.

President Maduro also exposed Bukele’s alleged ties to criminal organizations such as the Mara Salvatrucha gang, accusing him of negotiating with the US government to silence witnesses through the transfer of gang members back to El Salvador.

Amid these denunciations, President Maduro reaffirmed his urgent proposal for a Global Summit for Peace and Against War, aimed at confronting escalating international conflicts and the looming threat of nuclear war.

Addressing world leaders and major powers, President Maduro emphasized the need for dialogue, respect for international law, and multilateral cooperation to restore global stability.

This summit, which Venezuela is actively promoting with the support of regional and global actors including China and Russia, seeks to foster disarmament initiatives such as the creation of a nuclear-free zone in West Asia and demands immediate action from the UN Security Council to dismantle Israel’s secret nuclear arsenal, which President Maduro identified as a grave threat to regional and world peace.

The president condemned the massacre of the Palestinian people as a massacre against all humanity, framing it as a clear sign of imperialist domination attempts. He called for a just resolution to the Palestinian conflict based on UN resolutions, including the recognition of East Jerusalem as the capital of a sovereign Palestinian state and the right of refugees to return.

The Venezuelan president also expressed gratitude to the Catholic Church for its support in demanding the liberation of kidnapped children and migrants in the United States and El Salvador. He highlighted the alarming case of 31 children abducted in the US and the 252 forcibly disappeared Venezuelan workers in El Salvador, describing these acts as unprecedented violations of human rights.

#ENVIVO | Presidente de #Venezuela 🇻🇪, Nicolás Maduro: Ratifico con modestia, pero con firmeza, la propuesta a las grandes potencias, a los países involucrados en agresiones y a los líderes el mundo para una gran Cumbre Mundial de Paz
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— teleSUR TV (@teleSURtv) July 15, 2025

The text reads: #LIVE | President of #Venezuela , Nicolas Maduro: I reaffirm with modesty, but with firmness, the proposal to the great powers, to the countries involved in aggressions, and to the world’s leaders for a great World Peace Summit.

In his remarks, President Maduro criticized Western governments for their Russophobic policies, which he views as part of a broader imperialist strategy destabilizing global peace. He called on all nations to reject these divisive tactics and join efforts toward a peaceful, multipolar world order.

This comprehensive denunciation of Bukele’s regime and the call for an international peace summit reflect Venezuela’s commitment to defending human rights, sovereignty, and global justice from a left-wing, anti-imperialist perspective.rica.

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