Lady in White detained for three hours at a bus stop in Colon



A Lady in White, Yudaxis Pérez Meneses, left her house as every Sunday in order to attend Mass in the San Jose Church in the municipality of Colon. When arrived at Desengaño bus stop, a political police official approched her and told her, that she was detained and she could not continue. After a while, another political police official on a motorcycle appeared. All the time, Yudaxis was kept at this public place. At 1 pm, the officials got on their motorcycles and left without telling her anything.


Rights Abused

Civil and Political Rights
Right to freedom of movement and transit
Right not to be arbitrarily detained
Perpetrator
Political police
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