Lady in White detained in Havana



Eralidis Frometa was going to attend and event organized by Ladies in White Movement. When she left her house in San Francisco de Paula Municipality, she was detained by State Security officials (DSE) and National Revolutionary Police (PNR), so she could not join the event. She was taken to the detention center known as El Vivac, where she was kept for more than 10 hours.


Rights Abused

Civil and Political Rights
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
Perpetrator
Police
State security agents
NCTJ/56