Human Rights Activist is arrested when leaving her home for six hours to prevent her from participating in Mass. The victim lives under the threat to be prosecuted for the crime of direct assault and contempt charges.
Rights Abused
- Civil and Political Rights
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Personal freedom
Freedom of assembly
Freedom of association
Freedom of opinion and expression
Right to political participation
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
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
BSDC/222