Repression against Lady in White goes on



Eugenia Díaz was about to attend Mass which was being carried out by Pope Francis at Revolution Square. While leaving the Ladies in White Headquarters, she was detained and taken to the military base in Tarará. She was kept there for more than 11 hours during which she was not allowed to use a restroom nor provided any food or water.


Rights Abused

Civil and Political Rights
Right not to be submitted to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
Freedom of assembly
Right not to be arbitrarily detained
Perpetrator
Police
State security agents
Collaborators
Ministry of the Interior
BSDC/378