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Maduro announces return of UN rights office to Venezuela

President Nicolas Maduro announced Tuesday that a United Nations human rights office would begin operating in Venezuela once again, after it was suspended and its staff ordered to leave in February. The change comes as Maduro is under fire at home and abroad over his leftist government's human rights record as he cracks down on dissent while seeking a third term in power.He has in particular drawn criticism for preventing a widely popular opposition leader from running against him in July electi