On July 16, 2021, two individuals abducted at gunpoint an 11J protester and took him to the Police Unit of the Capri distribution. The victim remained there for a full day and suffered several beatings. The next day he was transferred to the Criminal Investigation and Operations Division of 100 and Adabó, where he was held for 40 days. Subsequently, he was deprived of his freedom for three more months in the maximum security prison of Valle Grande, until he was finally transferred to the Combinado del Este.
Rights Abused
- Civil and Political Rights
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Personal freedom
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
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
- Perpetrator
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Police
Military
Prison system officers
State security agents
Ministry of the Interior
Political police
Others
GPLA/113
