On August 23, Milagros was on her way to an organized meeting on gender violence when on the corner of her house she encountered a police and military operation with the presence of several women from MININT. She was told to return to her house until the operation was over; however, Milagros refused and was threatened by a security officer named David and when she tried to leave the place she was intercepted by two women and immobilized and taken to the patrol car. Milagros was arbitrarily detained for 16 hours.
Rights Abused
- Civil and Political Rights
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Equality before the law
Freedom of assembly
Freedom of association
Freedom of opinion and expression
Right to political participation
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
Due process of law
Personal security and integrity
- Perpetrator
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Police
Ministry of the Interior
State security agents
Collaborators
PIN/071
