Carmen Navas spent a year going from prison to prison looking for her son Víctor Hugo Quero Navas, who was arrested last year by Venezuela's military intelligence. She filed petitions and sought proof that he was still alive, but prison officials stonewalled her. This week, the regime led by Venezuelan dictator Delcy Rodríguez finally admitted that Víctor died 10 months ago. He was 51.
Víctor was a karate teacher and street vendor who sold jeans and nutritional supplements and supported his mother with his meager earnings. He was known as "the Russian" because of his blond hair and light eyes.
