Maylen, Lady in White, was detained by State Security and National Police after participating in a mass at the Santa Rita de Cassia Church, while going to drop flowers into the sea to honor the memory of the victims of the Remolcador on March 13th and Orlando Zapata Tamayo. Maylen was transferred to the Tarará detention center, where she was detained for several hours.
Rights Abused
- Civil and Political Rights
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Personal freedom
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
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Police
Military
State security agents
Committees for the Defence of the Revolution
Collaborators
Ministry of the Interior
BSDC/254