Lázara Bárbara was about to attend Mass which was being carried out by Pope Francis at Revolution Square. While leaving the Ladies in White Headquarters, she was detained and taken to the military base in Tarará where she was kept under detention for six hours. During that time, she was not allowed to use a restroom nor provided any food or water.
Rights Abused
- Civil and Political Rights
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Right not to be submitted to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
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
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Police
State security agents
Collaborators
Ministry of the Interior
BSDC/385
