| Title: |
Priest Ramon Alcides Peña Silva arbitrarily detained |
| Country: |
Nicaragua |
| State/Province: |
Estelí |
| City: |
El Jícaro |
| Other Address: |
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| Date of Incident: |
2019-12-07 |
| Security Level: |
Public |
| Summary: |
| Ramón Alcides Peña Silva, the parish priest of the church of Jicaro, was arrested and then released by the police while he was returning from a mass celebration in the church of Nueva Segovia. The priest was detained for 12 hours on charges of "disturbing public order".His detention was inside a cell where he slept on the ground and endured hunger and thirst. |
Nature of Incidents
| Killings: |
0 |
| (Attempts) to destroy, vandalize or desecrate places of worship or religious buildings: |
0 |
| Closed places of worship or religious buildings: |
0 |
| Arrests/detentions: |
1 |
| Sentences: |
0 |
| Abductions: |
0 |
| Sexual assaults/harassment: |
0 |
| Forced marriages: |
0 |
| Other forms of attack (physical or mental abuse) |
1 |
| Attacked houses/property of faith adherents: |
0 |
| Attacked shops, businesses or institutions of faith adherents: |
0 |
| Forced to leave home: |
0 |
| Forced to leave country: |
0 |
| Non-physical violence : |
0 |
Responsible Actor Category
| Responsible Actor Name: |
Police Officers |
| Responsible actor category: |
Government officials |
Responsible Actor Religion
| Responsible Actor Religion: |
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| Subcategory Responsible Actor Religion: |
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Religion of Victim(s)
| Religion of victim(s): |
Christian |
| Subcategory Religion of victim(s): |
Christian, General |
Additional Information
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