Lady in White detained in Havana



When María Cristina was travelling by bus, she threw out of the window photos of imprisoned human rights activists as a part of the campaign for their release. After that, she was detained and taken to the military base in Tarará. She was kept in police detention for several hours.


Rights Abused

Civil and Political Rights
Right to seek, receive and impart information
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
Perpetrator
Military
State security agents
Ministry of the Interior
BSDC/340