Venezuela: Fear for safety

رقم الوثيقة: AMR 53/001/2007
تاريخ النشر: 26 فبراير 2007
التصنيفات: الأمريكتان, فنزويلا

Human rights defender Jos� Luis Urbano was shot and wounded on 10 February, in his home town of Barcelona, in the northern state of Anzo�tegui. He is the president of an NGO working to protect the right to education, Pro-Defensa del Derecho a la Educaci�n (Organisation for the Defence of the Right to Education). He is not receiving any official protection. The attack appears to have been linked to his public criticism of the quality of the education available to poor children in the state, and allegations of corruption.