On 8 August 2025, human rights defender Martha Lía Grajales was taken by alleged police officers in Caracas, Venezuela. She is arbitrarily detained and her fate and whereabouts were unknown until of 11 August. Other human rights defenders remain arbitrarily detained, including Javier Tarazona, Rocío San Miguel, Kennedy Tejeda, Eduardo Torres, and Carlos Julio Rojas, who has been kept in incommunicado detention since 30 July. We call on Nicolás Maduro to immediately disclose the fate and whereabouts of all detainees, to release all arbitrarily detained individuals and protect their rights to life, physical integrity, and fair trial.
