A Mother's 16-Month Search for a Son the State Had Already Buried
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On Thursday, May 7, 2026, Carmen Teresa Navas finally learned that almost a year ago her son had died in the custody of the Venezuelan state. Victor Hugo Quero Navas was a disappeared political prisoner. She sought him without rest for 16 months, while each official agency denied him information about his whereabouts.
The body of Victor Hugo Quero, the merchant who sold jeans in the streets of Caracas, lies for hours in the Eastern Cemetery of the Venezuelan capital,...
The organization Justice, Encounter and Forgiveness (JEP) raised to 27 the number of political prisoners who have died in Venezuelan State custody since 2014. The most recent case is that of Victor Hugo Quero Navas, whose death was officially confirmed nine months after it occurred. According to the Ministry of Prison Services, Quero Navas, a 51-year-old merchant, died on July 24, 2025 in the Military Hospital Dr. Carlos Arvelo due to acute resp…
On the outskirts of the headquarters of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (Sebin), in El Helicoid de Caracas, a group of people gathered at a vigil in memory of Victor Hugo Quero Navas, whose death in State custody was recognized on Thursday by the authorities, more than nine months after the fact. At least thirty people participated in the event, mostly relatives of political detainees, who lit candles arranged in the form of a cross…
The mother of political prisoner Victor Hugo Quero Navas, Carmen Teresa Navas, acknowledged on Friday the remains of her son after the exhumation process ordered by the Public Prosecutor's Office as part of the investigation into his death. Political prisoner Victor Hugo Quero Navas died on July 24, 2025 in state custody According to press reports, the remains were transferred to the Cemetery of La Guairita, where a private wake was held. The ex…
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