Lady in White detained to prevent her from participating in a Mass.



Lady in White arrested as she left her home for several hours to prevent her from participating in Mass. The victim lives under the threat to be prosecuted for contemp.


Rights Abused

Civil and Political Rights
Personal freedom
Personal security and integrity
Freedom of assembly
Freedom of association
Freedom of opinion and expression
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
Right of detainees and prisoners to be taken promptly before a judge or other officer authorized by law to exercise judicial functions
Perpetrator
Police
State security agents
Political police
BSDC/180