Ecuador: Further information on Fear for safety/arbitrary detention/legal concern, Fernando Villavicencio

Index Number: AMR 28/006/2001
Date Published: 8 February 2001
Categories: Americas, Ecuador

Fernando Villavicencio was released without charges in the late afternoon of 2 February. He had been arrested by the security forces on 31 January, apparently for his legitimate involvement in organizing demonstrations and protests against the government's economic policy.