Prisoner beaten for shortly greeting an other prisoner



After the end of the conjugal visit of a prisoner from the provincial prison of Holguin, he greeted the independent trade unionist Ramón Zamora and they exchanged some words. Zamora coincided with the visit of his brother-in-law and they crossed paths in the corridors of the prison. Later, the prisoner was brutally beaten by order of Officer Alberto because of this fortuitous encounter.


Rights Abused

Civil and Political Rights
Right not to be submitted to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
Perpetrator
Prison system officers
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