Leoncio Rodríguez is a prisoner in the prison called Kilo 8 in the province of Camagüey. On that day, he was annoucing by phone a violation which was happening to another prisoner. Few minutes later, when 1st Lieutenant Camilo heard what he was saying, he was immediately taken to a solitary confinement cell. There he was kept for 14 days. Moreover, he was deprived of his right to communication with his family for one month.
Rights Abused
- Civil and Political Rights
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Right not to be submitted to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
Right to seek, receive and impart information
- Perpetrator
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Police
Prison system officers
Ministry of the Interior
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