A young man is sent to prison as a form of punishment for speaking out against his country's regime.



A young man, named Pedro Ariel, was punished by Captain Yolenny López Martínez, head of educational treatment, because he had protested against the regime. He was sent to serve time in prison in the special area of building 1. The punishment lasted from October 7 to October 22. As a result of the confinement he acquired a fungus on his back.


Rights Abused

Civil and Political Rights
Right not to be submitted to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
Freedom of opinion and expression
Right to political participation
Personal security and integrity
Right not to be tortured
Economic and Social Rights
Right to health
Perpetrator
Military
Prison system officers
Ministry of the Interior
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