Bolivia: Fear for safety, Silvestre Saisari Cruz

Index Number: AMR 18/003/2005
Date Published: 17 May 2005
Categories: Americas, Bolivia

Silvestre Saisari Cruz, who heads an organization that represents landless peasants in Santa Cruz Department, was attacked on 9 May by a group of men allegedly linked to a local landowner, after a press conference at which he apparently criticised the actions of the landowner in a land dispute. Amnesty International believes that his life is in danger.