Provea denounces disappearance of lawyer of the NGO Eduardo Torres

Several Venezuelan non-governmental organizations expressed their concern this Saturday about the disappearance of lawyer Eduardo Torres, a member of the legal enforceability team of the NGO Provea, and fear that he was arrested for "his work as an activist of DD.H.H. and given the constant threats against him." On social network X, Provea pointed out that, according to witnesses, he was last seen on Friday, May 9, at 4:00 p.m. local time (20:00…

Paris and Caracas, May 10, 2025. According to witnesses, the human rights defender, lawyer and member of the legal enforceability team of PROVEA, was last seen on Friday, May 9 at 4PM in Central Park, Caracas, after attending a meeting. His family had communication with him at the same time, in which the activist reported that he was going to his home near Av. Fuerzas Armadas, but never arrived. His wife, Emiselys Nuñez, accompanied by members o…

Attorney Eduardo Torres did not arrive at his house on Friday, May 9, after communicating with his family. The NGO Programa Venezolana Educación-Acción en DDHH (Provea) denounced that it would be a possible “forced disappearance”.Torres is a member of the non-governmental organization, in the enforcement team, as well as a defender of several political prisoners, especially workers who have been imprisoned in recent years by the Chavismo after d…