Lorenzo Fernández Ortega, a leading member of the Me Phaa Indigenous People’s Organization (Organización del Pueblo Indígena Me Phaa – OPIM) was kidnapped on 9 February and found dead the following day, in Ayutla de los Libres, Guerrero State. Other members of OPIM , including Inés Fernández Ortega, Fortunato Prisciliano Sierra and Obtilia Eugenio Manuel have also suffered threats and intimidation since the day of the kidnapping. Amnesty International is gravely concerned for their safety.
