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May 20, 2013
On the night of 16 May, 17-year-old Roni Barrios was murdered in Aragua state, Venezuela. He is the tenth member of the Barrios family to be murdered since 1998.
May 20, 2013
Human rights defenders working with forcibly displaced people in Barrancabermeja, Northern
Colombia, received three death threats from paramilitaries on 13 and 14 May.
May 20, 2013
Medical student Sameeh Bahrah, aged 26, has been held incommunicado at an unknown
location, since his arrest on 30 April 2013. His father Bassam Bahrah is also missing.
May 20, 2013
Urge President Obama to be among the first heads of state to sign the Arms Trade Treaty when it opens for signature on June 3rd.
