Activist, Lady in White, was detained while leaving her home by agents of the State Security and the National Police to prevent her from participating in a mass at the Church of St. Rita of Casia. She was held for several hours and lives threatened with going to prison and being prosecuted for contemp.
Rights Abused
- Civil and Political Rights
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Personal freedom
Personal security and integrity
Freedom of assembly
Freedom of association
Freedom of opinion and expression
Right to political participation
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
- Economic and Social Rights
- Right to found and join trade unions
- Perpetrator
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Police
State security agents
Ministry of the Interior
BSDC/197
