Mexico: Fear for safety

Index Number: AMR 41/046/2005
Date Published: 24 November 2005
Categories: Americas, Mexico

Human rights activist Gustavo Jiménez Pérez was severely beaten on 20 November, by six men who forced their way into his house and threatened to kill him. He and his housemate, Gabriel Ramírez, have recently been involved in exposing alleged official corruption in the distribution of humanitarian relief in the aftermath of Hurricane Stan, which struck Southern Mexico in October. Both men are members of a grassroots organization promoting social activism called Alianza Cívica-Chiapas (Civic Alliance-Chiapas). Amnesty International believes this may be the reason for the attack, and fears that both men are in danger.