On December 6, 2015, an activist Roelvis Cuba Sendo was heading to Santiago de Cuba to attend Mass in the Santuario del Cobre. In Camilo Cienfuegos Avenue and San Gregorio street, he was attacked by anti-riot units belonging to the National Revolutionary Police. State Security officials beat him and later took him to the Police Department in El Salvador. Roelvis Cuba Sendo had to be taken to the hospital in Guantánamo. He was admitted to the observation unit for about 24 hours. The bruises under his eyes, face and body are visible.
Rights Abused
- Civil and Political Rights
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Right not to be submitted to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
Right not to be arbitrarily detained
- Perpetrator
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Police
State security agents
Political police
BBBL/71
