Lourdes was detained for throwing photos of political prisoners on the street



Lourdes Esquivel threw photos of imprisoned human rights activist through the window of the bus in which she was traveling as a part of a campaign for their release. In a while, she was detained by the agents of the State Security and the National Police and taken to the Military Base of Tarara where she remained for more than 4 hours.


Rights Abused

Civil and Political Rights
Personal freedom
Right not to be arbitrarily detained
Right to be informed of the reasons for one's detention, at the moment of detention, and to be noticed, without delay, of the accusations
Perpetrator
Ministry of the Interior
BSDC/298