Agustin, constantly threatened because of his belonging to UNPACU, was heading to Santiago de Cuba to attend a Mass with other activists who also tried to outwit the police surveillance. When the bus on which they were traveling was stopped, they forced to descend, beaten and taken to a police station where they were held for several hours.
Rights Abused
- Civil and Political Rights
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Personal freedom
Personal security and integrity
Right not to be submitted to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
Freedom of assembly
Freedom of association
Right to freedom of movement and transit
Freedom of religion
Protection against incitement to discrimation and violence
Right not to be arbitrarily detained
Right of detainees and prisoners to be taken promptly before a judge or other officer authorized by law to exercise judicial functions
- Perpetrator
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Police
State security agents
Ministry of the Interior
Political police
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