Ladies in White and UNPACU member detained and offended



She was together with other Ladies in White waiting for the bus in order to go to church when The National Police under the command of the agents of The Political Police arrived arresting and beating all of them. She was then led for the PNR of Gibara where she remained detained for six hours in an office and was offended and threatened if she continued her activism in UNPACU. She has received deaths threats, her family has been threatened too and they said they would apply the Law number 81 if she continued with her activism in UNPACU and as a Lady in White.


Rights Abused

Civil and Political Rights
Personal freedom
Personal security and integrity
Freedom of assembly
Right to freedom of movement and transit
Right not to be arbitrarily detained
Perpetrator
Police
State security agents
Ministry of the Interior
Political police
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