Venezuela: Fear for Safety / Ill-treatment

Index Number: AMR 53/001/2001
Date Published: 4 January 2001
Categories: Americas, Venezuela

Pemón indigenous people in San Rafael de Kamoirán, including Juan Ramón Lezama and Silviano Castro, who are protesting against the construction of an electricity supply network in Venezuela's Gran Sabana region have been harassed by soldiers, and one person has been severely ill-treated. Amnesty International fears for their safety.