Yasnay Ferrer Santos goes under arrest together with other activists when traveling by public transport.



Yasnay Ferrer Santos went under arrest together with other activists when traveling by public transport. She joined her colleagues and took together the bus direction to Santiago de Cuba. Around 16.30h, the bus is stopped by police officers, who wildly beat Yasnay. Then, they were driven to the police station where remained over several hours before being transferred to El Rebombeo, 5kms far away from the village.


Rights Abused

Civil and Political Rights
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
Right of detainees and prisoners to be taken promptly before a judge or other officer authorized by law to exercise judicial functions
Perpetrator
Police
State security agents
Ministry of the Interior
Political police
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