Guatemala: Fear for safety

Index Number: AMR 34/020/2008
Date Published: 13 August 2008
Categories: Guatemala

Three volunteers for the Guatemalan YMCA, who were working with youths at risk of joining gangs, were killed near the town of Amatitlán, south of Guatemala City, on 10 August. The 15 remaining YMCA members working in the same programme are now in grave danger.