The human rights activist and the coordinator of the one of the UNPACU cells, Carlos Oliva Riverí, was at the José Martí International Airport in Havana in order to travel to the United States. He was prevented from leaving the country by customs officials. A customs official informed him that he was banned from leaving the country but that they did not know the reason. Carlos was invited by the Institute of Parliamentary Studies of Venezuela to participate in a training on human rights in the city of Miami for which he possessed all the necessary documents, such as the current passport and the Visa from the embassy.
Rights Abused
- Civil and Political Rights
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Right to freedom of movement and transit
Right to leave and return to one's country
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
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