| AI INDEX: AMR 53/015/2002 11 November 2002 |
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
Press advisory
AI Index AMR 53/015/2002 (Public)
News Service Nr. 204
11 November 2002
Embargoed for 11 November 2002 01:00 GMT
An Amnesty International delegation is set to
visit Venezuela between 11 and 22 November to
investigate reports of human rights violations in
the country.
The delegates, Rupert Knox, Ignacio Saiz and Roddy
Brett of the Americas Regional Program at Amnesty
International's International Secretariat in
London, will visit the states of Anzoatequi and
Bolívar, where they will investigate in particular
the activities of irregular police groups.
The delegation will also visit Caracas, where they
will meet government authorities, representatives
of the police force and the judiciary, civil
society organizations and victims of human rights
violations. Issues high on the agenda at these
meetings will include the human rights violations
committed during the disturbances of 11 to 15
April, the progress of the resulting
investigations, and general matters concerning the
administration of justice and the protection of
human rights in Venezuela.