Mexico: Fear for safety: Marcelino Coache Verano (m)

Index Number: AMR 41/014/2009
Date Published: 10 March 2009
Categories: Mexico

On 4 March, Marcelino Coache, union activist and leading member of the Popular Assembly of the People of Oaxaca (Asamblea Popular del Pueblo de Oaxaca, APPO), was abducted from Oaxaca City, tortured for several hours and released the following morning. Amnesty International is concerned for his safety.