Front Line is gravely concerned following the killing, on 8 December 2007, of community leader Felipe Álvarez of the Community Council for Development (Consejo Comunitario de Desarrollo, COCODES) of the community of Microparcelamiento El Naranjo, Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa, in the department of Escuintla in southern Guatemala. Following the death of Felipe Álvarez, there are very serious concerns regarding the safety of the remaining two members of the COCODES, Juan Francisco Almira and Manuel Antonio Aguilar. 
