An activist was arrested as he was walking down the 8th street 8 towards his home and was taken to the police station at the streets Zapata and C. At the moment of the detention there was no warrant or charge against him for any offense, the detention was intended to question him about his meetings with different members of independent civil society that are “regulated” (forbidden from leaving the country) by the Identification, Immigration and Aliens Direction.
Rights Abused
- Civil and Political Rights
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Personal freedom
Freedom of assembly
Right to freedom of movement and transit
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
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State security agents
Ministry of the Interior
BUQL/19
