"In the early morning hours of July 18, Mr. Bartolo Cantillo Romero was detained while on his way to buy bread, by police officers who were following the orders of a State Security officer.
Later, the officers took him to the police unit Parque 24, where he was threatened for 3 hours with being sent to prison; they also reminded him of the beating he received on July 11 for having gone out to demonstrate in the streets, in which they fractured 2 of his ribs (wounds from which he was still recovering)."
Rights Abused
- Civil and Political Rights
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Personal freedom
Protection against incitement to discrimation and violence
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
Right of detainees and prisoners to be taken promptly before a judge or other officer authorized by law to exercise judicial functions
Right to effective legal remedy
Due process of law
Freedom of assembly
Freedom of association
Personal security and integrity
Right to political participation
- Perpetrator
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Police
State security agents
RKTN/203
