Lady in White detained on her way to Mass



Mayelin was going to Havana to attend Mass and a protest march carried out by the Ladies in White. She was detained by secret police and police officers and driven to the Police Department in San Cristóbal where she was kept for 48 hours.


Rights Abused

Civil and Political Rights
Freedom of assembly
Right not to be arbitrarily detained
Perpetrator
Police
Political police
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