Citizen is summoned by the police, detained for several hours and threatened for not working and meeting with opponents of the regime.



Álvarez Ruíz was summoned by the Sector Chief of his Zone to report to the Reparto Obrero Police Unit. There he was threatened for not having a work relationship and for meeting on the corner with people who are against the regime. He was threatened with bieng applied a danger index if he continued to do so and was finally released that same day after two hours in detention.


Rights Abused

Civil and Political Rights
Personal freedom
Freedom of assembly
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
Right of detainees and prisoners to be taken promptly before a judge or other officer authorized by law to exercise judicial functions
Right to effective legal remedy
Freedom of association
Perpetrator
Police
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