Philippines: "Disappearance"/Fear for safety

Index Number: ASA 35/005/2005
Date Published: 1 August 2005
Categories: Asia And The Pacific, Philippines

Leftwing political activist Armando Barquillo and his associate Lirio de Castro were abducted on 26 July by men believed to be agents of the army Intelligence Service. They are believed to have "disappeared", and their lives are in grave danger.