Carlos Javier Paredes, an army conscript, was threatened with death by two army personnel while receiving treatment at the Military Hospital in the capital, Quito. He has also suffered ill-treatment in the Military Hospital ,and medical treatment has been withheld on a number of occasions. These incidents follow a formal complaint made earlier in February 2003, by Carlos Javier Paredes family that the conscript was tortured and ill-treated while on military service in September 2002. Amnesty International is concerned for the safety of Carlos Javier Paredes and that of his family.
