Colombia: Further Information on fear for safety: Members of the Peace Community of San José de Apartadó

Index Number: AMR 23/010/2007
Date Published: 16 May 2007
Categories: Americas, Colombia

Francisco Puerta, a peasant leader living in an area associated with the San José de Apartadó Peace Community, has been shot dead by army-backed paramilitaries, and both paramilitaries and the army have threatened community members. Paramilitaries are reportedly planning to attack the community.