Activist detained to be prevented from attending Mass



An activist Kirenia García Frometa was going to the Santuario del Cobre in Santiago de Cuba Province to attend Mass which wass being held to demand the end of political repression and the release of political prisoners. At 6 am, she was detained in 3 Sur Street by police and State Security agents. She was taken to the police station where she was threatened by police officers. She was released several hours later.


Rights Abused

Civil and Political Rights
Freedom of assembly
Right to freedom of movement and transit
Right not to be arbitrarily detained
Perpetrator
Police
State security agents
Collaborators
ACRU/116