Paraguay: Arbitrary detention in Paraguay: Miguel Angel Correa Franco

Index Number: AMR 45/003/2012
Date Published: 10 July 2012
Categories: Paraguay

Peasant leader Miguel Angel Correa Franco was arrested on 15 June in connection with the killing of six police officers during a violent eviction of landless peasants in eastern Paraguay. No reliable evidence has been presented to prove his involvement in the killings or his presence in the area of the clashes.