An activist from Pinar del Río prevented from participating in a protest



On 22 November, 2020, an activist Gisela Padin was prohibited from entering the Independence Park in the municipality of Pinar del Río. Padin was about to join a protest called in to the park. At 6:30 pm, when was already on her way, she was intercepted by State Security collaborators and a policeman. The officials obliged her to leave the place otherwise she would have faced serious consequences.


Rights Abused

Civil and Political Rights
Personal freedom
Freedom of assembly
Right to freedom of movement and transit
Perpetrator
State security agents
KFIA/109