RIGHTS PANEL ASKS CUBA TO GUARANTEE JAILED BLOGGER’S SAFETY
http://en.rsf.org/ RIGHTS PANEL ASKS CUBA TO GUARANTEE JAILED BLOGGER’S SAFETY PUBLISHED ON FRIDAY 10 OCTOBER 2014. Print Send Español français The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has formally asked the Cuban government to guarantee the safety of Angel Santiesteban-Prats, a writer and blogger held since April 2013 who has repeatedly reported being the victim of mistreatment and torture in detention. The IACHR submitted its request on 26 September after being contacted by Elisa Tabakman, who edits his website and who already provided the IACHR in June 2013 with details of the threats, mistreatment and psychological torture to which Santiesteban-Prats has been subjected. Her approach to the IACHR was also prompted by rumours that Santiesteban-Prats might be transferred to a high-security detention centre operated by Cuba’s border protection force. It was after this that Tabakman contacted the IACHR again, asking it to take rapid action. On the