Venezuela: fear for safety/Fear of refoulement:

Index Number: AMR 53/006/1999
Date Published: 30 June 1999
Categories: Americas, Venezuela

Some 700 Colombian refugees, who fled paramilitary killings and death threats, are reportedly about to be forcibly returned from Venezuela. A Venezuelan army general has apparently told journalists that their return to Colombia is "imminent" ("inminente"), possibly through the Venezuelan border town of Puerto Santander. There are serious fears for their safety.