Citizen subjected to physical violence to force him to eat after going on hunger strike



On July 14, the victim went on hunger strike in protest because he was denied, for the fourth time, a change to the minimum severity regime. On the seventh day of the strike, he was taken to the office of the second head of the unit, Daniel Obregón, to force him to eat. They sprayed him and hit his head against the wall, causing a wound, as a result of which he had a blood spill in his eye. After being subjected to the physical aggressions, he did not receive medical assistance.


Rights Abused

Civil and Political Rights
Right to effective legal remedy
Personal security and integrity
Right not to be tortured
Right not to be submitted to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
Freedom of opinion and expression
Economic and Social Rights
Right to health
Right to social and medical assistance
Perpetrator
Military
Prison system officers
GPLA/116