Imprisoned activist in Camagüey put in a punishment cell for 14 days



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
Right not to be submitted to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
Right to seek, receive and impart information
Perpetrator
Police
Prison system officers
Ministry of the Interior
NIAC/68