Activist detained and beaten, 2013-08-02



Member of the Republican party of Cuba was detained on his way from the Party meeting, he was handcuffed, beaten and transported to the police station, where he was threatened and beaten again. In the nights he was released with no charges.


Rights Abused

Civil and Political Rights
Personal freedom
Personal security and integrity
Right not to be tortured
Right not to be submitted to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
Freedom of assembly
Right to freedom of movement and transit
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
Political police
NRGV/18