Ladies in White member detained



She was in Palma Soriano heading for the home of a Lady in White when she was approached and stoped by a police officer and. She was than told he would not allow her to disturb the public order and that if she tried to leave her home again she would be put in priosn for years. Thereupon she was transferred to the Police Station in Baraguá where she remained detained for 6 hours.. She is constantly threatened to be put in prison for her activism within UNPACU.


Rights Abused

Civil and Political Rights
Personal freedom
Freedom of assembly
Right to seek, receive and impart information
Right to freedom of movement and transit
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
Perpetrator
Police
State security agents
Ministry of the Interior
Political police
QGDS/503