Irina León Valladares is a human rights defensor and Provincial Director of Cuban Republican Party. At 5 am on that day, her house was searched by the State Security and secret police. They confiscated her three laptops, printer, radio and several t-shirts with political slogans. Irina was taken to the investigation center and prosecuted for "illegal hoarding". She was also warned that if she continued her counterrevolutionary activities, she could disappear and nobody would know about it. She was released 12 hours later without getting back the things they confiscated her.
Rights Abused
- Civil and Political Rights
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Freedom of opinion and expression
Inviolability of the home
Right not to be arbitrarily detained
- Economic and Social Rights
- Right to property
- Perpetrator
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Police
State security agents
Collaborators
Ministry of the Interior
Political police
Others
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