Washington, Safar 27, 1436, December 19, 2014, SPA -- US sanctions against Venezuela became law Thursday, taking aim at Venezuelan officials accused of human rights violations including against anti-government protesters. US President Barack Obama signed the measure into law banning visas and freezing assets of some Venezuelan officials. Congress passed the open-ended sanctions last week. The Obama administration has not yet designated which Venezuelan officials will be affected by the sanctions. -- SPA 11:43 LOCAL TIME 08:43 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w