Leonardo Cantillo Galván, an activist of the Patriotic Union of Cuba (UNPACU) was the victim of mistreatment by the security guards of the prison where he is being held, ordered by the floor chief, Armando Morales Dupotey. Mr. Cantillo has been repeatedly threatened with further punishment for carrying out counterrevolutionary activities inside the prison, such as enemy propaganda and sharing information, as well as for attempting to include other inmates in UNPACU.
Rights Abused
- Civil and Political Rights
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Right to seek, receive and impart information
Personal freedom
Freedom of association
Right not to be tortured
Right not to be submitted to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
- Perpetrator
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Ministry of the Interior
Political police
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