Political prisoner suffers severe pain in knees and spine after being beaten and does not receive the necessary medication or medical care



The victim is a political prisoner since 2020, is currently serving a 6-year prison sentence. He was brutally beaten all over his body in June 2020 in prison 1580 after protesting for an alleged crime of contempt that was made up, for which 8 more months were added to his sentence. He has damage to his knees and spine as a result of the beating in 2020, for which he must take specific medications and vitamins. However, in Guantanamo prison he does not receive them, nor does he receive medical attention. In the absence of these medicines, the prisoner has been suffering for several months from pain in his knees and various joints of his body.


Rights Abused

Civil and Political Rights
Personal security and integrity
Right not to be submitted to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
Right not to be tortured
Economic and Social Rights
Right to health
Right to social and medical assistance
Perpetrator
Prison system officers
Ministry of the Interior
MPCL/2