Juan Eduardo Salgado was with other activists and friends in a park when the police came and arrested him arguing that he was reporting information against the Government. He told the police that he had the right to give information to the Cubans who are not informed due to the lack of internet access. After that the police put him in the car by force and took him to the police station where he stayed during 8 hours under threat. Juan Eduardo had been threatened before.
Rights Abused
- Civil and Political Rights
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Right not to be submitted to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
Freedom of opinion and expression
Right to seek, receive and impart information
Right not to be arbitrarily detained
- Perpetrator
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Police
Political police
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