The complainant goes under arrest when intending to participate in the Eucharist together with other Ladies in White.



The complainant went under arrest when intending to participate in the Eucharist together with other Ladies in White. She was beaten by police agents and driven to the police station in Gibara, where she remained 6 hours under arrest.


Rights Abused

Civil and Political Rights
Personal security and integrity
Right to freedom of movement and transit
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
Perpetrator
Police
State security agents
Ministry of the Interior
Political police
QGDS/476