The life of Jimmi Rubio, an employee of the Alabama-based Drummond mining company and a Sintramienergetica union leader, is in grave
danger, as a result of his work to defend the rights of Colombian workers and to identify the people responsible for serious human rights violations. The paramilitaries have offered $500,000,000 pesos (US$178,000) as a reward for his murder. He is in a special governmental protection program but it has recently been discovered that information has been leaked and that his assassination is imminent. His wife and two children are also in danger.

The Canadian and US Embassies have refused to receive the Human Rights officials from the Fiscalía and the Procuraduría, Claudia Ortiz and Luis Carlos Toledo, who have all of the information and evidence about the danger faced by Jimmi Rubio and his family.

Please send letters TODAY to these embassies urging them to meet with Ms. Ortiz and Mr. Toledo, review the information, and issue a visa to Jimmi to allow him and his family to leave Colombia immediately.

Canadian Embassy: Fax 011-571-657-9914, Attn: Mr. Pierre

US Embassy in Colombia: 011 (571) 315-2197, 011 (571) 315-4155

Copies to: Fiscalia 011-571-570-2000 x1023, Procuraduria 011-571-336-0011 x11502/9