On Wednesday November 11 at about 12:00 am, Abel Jesús Estrada Hernández was performing his journalistic work, covering demolitions of buildings where police and government officials were involved. Jesus Abel Hernandez Estrada was arbitrarily detained by the police patrol 208. They took his camera. He was taken to the unit 004 Colon under an arrest warrant for several days for assault on an inspection. She accused him of having taken the papers and having spoken out against government leaders. Abel Estrada said that all this was a manipulation of the organs of state security for his work because the inspectors were in his house in Octubre 28. He declared hunger strike refusing to ingest food or water during the duration of his detention. He had to be taken twice to a health facility by symptoms of hypoglycemia.
Her wife was presented to the police unit together with the director of ICLEP in Cuba Raul Risco to know the legal status of Abel and instructor Tatiana. They refused to give her the number of complaints or other information although they are obliged by law to do it. He also spoke several times with Carlos Manuel head of the unit and officers of the State Security. In the end they had no evidence to bring him to court. November 13 at 9.00 pm, Abel was released without any charge against him giving to him the camera.
Rights Abused
- Civil and Political Rights
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Personal freedom
Equality before the law
Freedom of opinion and expression
Right to seek, receive and impart information
Access to public information
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
- Police
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