Lady in White from Holguín Province detained while heading to Mass



Mileydis Cabrera Leiva was about to leave her house in order to attend Mass as a Lady in White. When she was leaving, there were already secret police agents waiting on the corner, accompanied by national police with their patrol car. They detained her and put her by force into the patrol car. She was then driven to the National Revolutionary Police (PNR) in Gibara. There she was kept detained for more than 5 hours in an office.


Rights Abused

Civil and Political Rights
Freedom of assembly
Right to freedom of movement and transit
Right not to be arbitrarily detained
Perpetrator
Police
State security agents
Ministry of the Interior
Political police
LKHO/207