María Teresa García was in the bus stop when she was arrested by the National Police and the Political Police. They pushed and forced her to get into a bus and when they arrived to the outskirts of the city they threatened and released her. Maria Teresa had to walk during several hours to get home. Maria Teresa had been threatened before because of her activism in the Ladies in White and UNPACU.
Rights Abused
- Civil and Political Rights
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Personal security and integrity
Right not to be submitted to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
Right not to be arbitrarily detained
- Perpetrator
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Police
State security agents
Collaborators
Ministry of the Interior
Political police
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