Guatemala: Fear for safety: Flaviano Bianchini (m)

Index Number: AMR 34/003/2007
Date Published: 26 January 2007
Categories: Americas, Guatemala

Flaviano Bianchini, an Italian national, is working as a volunteer for the Guatemalan environmental group Colectivo MadreSelva, which is investigating the effects of mining on the environment. He has reportedly received a series of anonymous telephone calls and has been kept under surveillance. Amnesty International believes that his life may be in danger.