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Fw: ua 81/10 Venezuela "Fear for Safety" FIRMA E INVIA L'APPELLO IN ALLEGATO

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Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 10:42 AM
Subject: ua 81/10 Venezuela "Fear for Safety" FIRMA E INVIA L'APPELLO IN ALLEGATO



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
URGENT ACTION

THREE MEN ABDUCTED IN VENEZUELA

Three young men were abducted, apparently by police officers, from a construction site where they were working in Venezuela on 12 March. They have not been seen since and their families have no idea where they are or whether they are still alive.

Gabriel Antonio Ramírez, aged 23, José Leonardo Ramírez, aged 21, and 19-year-old Nedfrank Xavier Cona, were all working as labourers on new university buildings in the city of Barcelona in Anzoátegui state, north eastern Venezuela. According to local human rights organization Fundación de los Derechos Humanos del Estado Anzo á tegui, eyewitnesses have described how at around 6.50 am on 12 March, a group of between 17 and 20 police officers jumped over the back of the construction site and bundled all three men into an unmarked car. Eyewitnesses could not see the occupants of the car, but saw it drive away, escorted by the officers on their police motorbikes. 

Relatives of the three men have visited a number of police stations to try and find out what has happened to them, but there is no information on the men's whereabouts. Their families and the Fundación de los Derechos Humanos del Estado Anzo á tegui are not aware of any arrest warrant having been issued against the three men. The Public Prosecutor's office in Anzo á tegui has apparently opened an investigation into the abduction.

PLEASE WRITE IMMEDIATELY in Spanish or your own language:

  • expressing concern for the safety of Gabriel Antonio Ramírez, José Leonardo Ramírez, and Nedfrank Xavier Cona who were seen being detained by police officers on 12 March 2010 in Barcelona, Anzoátegui state;
  • urging the authorities to make every effort to locate Gabriel Antonio Ramírez, José Leonardo Ramírez and Nedfrank Xavier Cona;
  • calling on them to order an independent and impartial investigation into the apparent unlawful detention of Gabriel Antonio Ramírez, José Leonardo Ramírez and Nedfrank Xavier Cona, and bring those responsible to justice;
  • calling on the authorities to immediately acknowledge the detention of Gabriel Antonio Ramírez, José Leonardo Ramírez, and Nedfrank Xavier Cona, if they are in custody, and ensure that they are given access to their families, lawyers and any medical attention they may require, and are charged with a recognizably criminal offence or released;
  • calling for effective measures to ensure police operations are carried out in accordance with the law and international human rights standards, and that any alleged abuses are promptly and impartially investigated.

PLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 27 MAY 2010 TO:
Minister of the Interior and Justice
Sr. Tarek El Aissami
Ministerio del Poder Popular para
Relaciones Interiores y Justicia
Av. Urdaneta, Edif. Sede MIJ, Piso
1, Carmelitas, Caracas, Venezuela
Fax: +58 212 506 1557
Salutation: Señor Ministro/Dear
Minister

Governor of Anzoátegui state
Sr. Tarek William Saab
Palacio de Gobierno
Av. 5 de Julio
Diagonal a la Plaza Barrio          
Barcelona, Anzoátegui, Venezuela         
Fax: +58 281 275 1671
Email: tarek at gobernaciondeanzoategui.com
tarek at psuv.org.ve (please copy both)
Salutation: Señor Gobernador/Dear
Governor

And copies to:

Human rights organization
Fundación de los Derechos Humanos del Estado de Anzoátegui
Calle Buenos Aires cruce con calle Las Flores, 19-73
Barcelona, Anzoátegui, Venezuela
Fax: +58 281 276 3531
Email: fdhanzoategui1 at gmail.com

Also send copies to diplomatic representatives of Venezuela accredited to your country. Please check with your section office if sending appeals after the above date.

VENEZUELA (Repubblica bolivariana del)
Via Nicolò Tartaglia, 11 int. 5/6 - 00197 Roma                                                       
Tel. 068079464  068079797 - Fax 068084410                   

UA: 81/10 Index: AMR 53/006/2010 Issue Date: 15 April 2010
 

Minister of the Interior and Justice

Sr. Tarek El Aissami

Ministerio del Poder Popular para

Relaciones Interiores y Justicia

Av. Urdaneta, Edif. Sede MIJ, Piso

1, Carmelitas,

Caracas,

Venezuela

Fax: +58 212 506 1557

 

Dear Minister,

 

I am writing to you as supporter of Amnesty International, the non governmental organization which since 1961 has been working in defence of human rights, wherever they are violated.

 

I express concern for the safety of Gabriel Antonio Ramírez, José Leonardo Ramírez, and Nedfrank Xavier Cona who were seen being detained by police officers on 12 March 2010 in Barcelona, Anzoátegui state.

 

I urge you to make every effort to locate Gabriel Antonio Ramírez, José Leonardo Ramírez and Nedfrank Xavier Cona.

 

I call on you to order an independent and impartial investigation into the apparent unlawful detention of Gabriel Antonio Ramírez, José Leonardo Ramírez and Nedfrank Xavier Cona, and bring those responsible to justice.

 

I call on you to immediately acknowledge the detention of Gabriel Antonio Ramírez, José Leonardo Ramírez, and Nedfrank Xavier Cona, if they are in custody, and ensure that they are given access to their families, lawyers and any medical attention they may require, and are charged with a recognizably criminal offence or released.

 

I call for effective measures to ensure police operations are carried out in accordance with the law and international human rights standards, and that any alleged abuses are promptly and impartially investigated.

 

Thank you for your attention.