Edwin Juan Colindres, a leader of the peasant organization, the Comité de Unidad Campesina (CUC), Committee for Peasant Unity, is among a number of CUC members in Izabal department who have reportedly been intimidated by paramilitaries. Two other CUC members in the department have recently been killed. Amnesty International is concerned for the safety of all CUC members in the Morales area of Izabal department.
