Lady in White detained for more than 10 hours



Eugenia Díaz was about attend an event organized by the Ladies in White Movement. When she left her home, she was detained by State Security officials and National Revolutionary Police and prohibited from joining the event. They took her to the detention center known as El Vivac where she was kept for more than 10 hours.


Rights Abused

Civil and Political Rights
Freedom of assembly
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
State security agents
NCTJ/45