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Vidal Brítez was detained on March 26 in Paso Yobái, Guairá as a reprisal for his defense of a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment. The Prosecutor’s Office is pursuing alleged acts of serious coercion for an incident in which he did not take part.

Urge the Attorney General of Paraguay, Dr. Emiliano Rolón Fernándezto, to to respect Mr Brítez’s procedural guarantees, and drop the charges, resulting in his release. - send your email using our email-writing tool.

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Dr. Emiliano

Rolón Fernán

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Dear Dr. Rolón,

I write to you to express my deep concern for the detention and prosecution of Vidal Brítez. He is a highly regarded leader, who has been defending the right to food and to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment, playing a critical role against pollution in Paso Yobái.

Amnesty International is concerned that the prosecution of Mr. Britez is reprisal for his activism. Family members are concerned about the impact of the detention on his fragile health. Mr Britez has a severe asthma condition.

According to the international law on human rights, all states are obliged to respect and protect the right to defend human rights. Criminalizing Mr. Brítez breaches this obligation and creates a chilling effect for other defenders advocating for a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment. Furthermore, it’s Paraguay’s international obligation to respect procedural guarantees, and the right to a fair trial.

Therefore, I urge you to drop the charges against Mr. Brítez and respect the right to defend human rights in Paraguay.

Yours sincerely,

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