Venezuela's government rejected a U.N. human rights report that criticized the state's post-election repression of political opponents and children. The report highlighted violent methods used against dissenters after contested elections.

Venezuela's former presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez said on Friday he sought diplomatic refuge after being told President Nicolas Maduro's security forces were "coming for you." Gonzalez, whom the opposition insist was the real winner of a July election awarded to Maduro,

Venezuela's exiled opposition leader Gonzalez says he was warned that security forces were coming for him:::: Madrid, Spain:: Edmundo Gonzalez, Venezuelan opposition leader:: "I had to be free to be able to do what I am doing,