Dennys Benitez reacts while speaking about her 17-year-old son Luis David Lopez Benitez, who she says was detained while on his way home from shopping for diapers for his child, as protests challenging the election results were taking place, in Valencia, Venezuela, October 8, 2024. REUTERS/Gaby Oraa
VALENCIA, Venezuela (Reuters) - It was curiosity that drew 15-year-old Aliangel Jose Rodriguez to one of the protests that erupted following Venezuela's contested presidential election in late July, his mother said.
That outing led to serious consequences. Rodriguez was arrested, making him one of dozens of minors still detained amid political and social upheaval in Venezuela, relatives and rights groups say.
