Crisis in Venezuela: the UN has raised to 5 the number of people killed during demonstrations

The figures of victims in the protests against Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela increases. Since opposition leader Juan Guaidó led a failed uprising against the government, they are at least five protesters who lost their lives, including three minors. In addition, 239 were injured, according to reports released Friday in Geneva by a spokesman for the United Nations Human Rights Office.

In addition, according to data provided by Ravina Shamdasani, this year 49 dead protesters during demonstrations against the Chavez government.

Among the victims are a teenager 15 died in the state of Merida, two young people aged 16 and 24 died in Aragua and two others aged 15 and 27 died they died while shooting during events held on May 1 in Caraqueña de Altamira.

Shamdasani also reported that "at least 10 journalists were injured when they covered the May Day demonstrations, five of them by firearm.

For his part, the official preferred not to comment on the current situation of the leader of the opposition, Leopoldo López, currently in the Spanish Embbady and on whom weighs a government detention order after the Liberation of April 30 by the army under the command of Guaidó.

In addition, he mentioned the case of Venezuelan parliamentarian Gilber Caro, whose fate has not been known since 26 April. In this regard, he stressed that his arrest violated his parliamentary immunity and international laws against enforced disappearances.