Ecuador: Death threats/fear for safety

Index Number: AMR 28/005/2003
Date Published: 28 February 2003
Categories: Americas, Ecuador

Amnesty International is concerned for the safety of Franco Viteri, José Gualinga, and the indigenous Sarayacu community in the province of Pastaza. On 21 February, a local radio station received a fax asking for a message to be transmitted stating that the two men, both leaders within the Sarayacu community, had died in a car accident. The message was allegedly signed by other members of the Sarayacu community.