Cuban citizen detained and fined for "salary increase " requests.



Miguel took out a poster that read “increase the wages!” in the “José Martí” park. After that he was detained and brought to the Police station “Unidad Policial Parque 24”, where he was threatened with jail. The Police fined him with thirty Cuban pesos ($30,00) for his alleged public disturbance and wrote him a warning letter, the third one in total.


Rights Abused

Civil and Political Rights
Personal freedom
Personal security and integrity
Right not to be submitted to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
Freedom of opinion and expression
Right not to be arbitrarily detained
Perpetrator
Police
State security agents
BRLC/181