Human rights activists reported Friday that they had records of 79 teenagers who were arrested after protests erupted Monday in reaction to the results of the July 28 presidential election.
Laura Valbuena, a law professor who is a Foro Penal activist, reported on X that in Zulia a 13-year-old boy was among the detainees and a 15-year-old boy was among the murder victims. Grieving relatives identified the slain teen as Isaías Fuenmayor and said he was on his way home when he was shot during a protest.
The Caracas-based NGO provides pro bono legal assistance nationwide and tracks human rights abuses was searching for Kennedy Tejeda, a defense attorney who vanished while searching for detainees in Carabobo.
Luis Armando Betancourt, a Venezuelan attorney and human rights activist, reported on Friday night on X that Kennedy had been detained and was in the custody of the military counterintelligence agency.
Betancourt described Kennedy as a “Human Rights Defender, who voluntarily went to defend the constitution and the law.”
Venezuela: Rights lawyer Kennedy Tejera arrested and detained
