UNPACU activist violently arrested at the home of a colleague.



Ovidio's house was surrounded by about 200 agents who entered by force. The dissident, Ronaide Mario, who was inside was arrested and taken to a police station in Santiago de Cuba where he was beaten and tortured by police officers. He has been threatened to be killed and raped.


Rights Abused

Civil and Political Rights
Personal freedom
Personal security and integrity
Right not to be tortured
Freedom of assembly
Freedom of association
Freedom of opinion and expression
Right to freedom of movement and transit
Inviolability of the home
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
Police
State security agents
Ministry of the Interior
Political police
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