He was violently arrested together with his wife. He was beaten and threatened. The State Security agents tried to strangle him twice and he lost consciousness. He was thrown against the walls of the offices and injected with an unknown substance, presumably to help him recover. His house was vandalized. He was in prison for 17 years before for having spoken publicly against the regime.
Rights Abused
- Civil and Political Rights
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Right to life
Personal freedom
Right to effective legal remedy
Personal security and integrity
Right not to be discriminated for reasons of age, race, gender, sexual orientation or religion
Right not to be tortured
Right not to be submitted to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
Freedom of opinion and expression
Right to seek, receive and impart information
Right to freedom of movement and transit
Inviolability of the home
Right to private and family life
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
- Economic and Social Rights
- Right to adequate living conditions
- Perpetrator
- State security agents
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