The activist of the Patriotic Union of Cuba (UNPACU) Edgar Pérez was detained from 7 am on 3rd September until 10 am the next day for openly demonstrating against communism and demanding human rights for all of society. The arrest was carried out by combined forces of the police, agents of the Department of State Security (DSE) and members of mass organizations such as the Cuban Workers Central, the Committee for the Defense of the Revolution and the Cuban Communist Party, among others.
Rights Abused
- Civil and Political Rights
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Personal freedom
Freedom of opinion and expression
Right not to be arbitrarily detained
- Perpetrator
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Police
State security agents
Committees for the Defence of the Revolution
Ministry of the Interior
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