In the morning on April 10, two members of the Patriotic Union of Cuba, Ruben Torres and Manuel Saiz Pérez Suárez, were detained in the community of Palmarito Cauto in the municipality Julio Antonio Mella. Ruben Torres Saiz was taken to a secluded place, beaten and tied. In the end, he was thrown into an anthill. Both were abandoned far from the place of residence. Neither of them committed crime, they just planned to participate in the alternative forum to the VII Summit of the Americas held in Santiago de Cuba.
Rights Abused
- Civil and Political Rights
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Personal freedom
Personal security and integrity
Right not to be submitted to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
Freedom of assembly
Right not to be arbitrarily detained
Sap66A/event/86