UA 345/94 - Bolivia: medical concern: Marcela Alejandra Porco

Index Number: AMR 18/002/1994
Date Published: 18 September 1994
Categories: Americas, Bolivia

Marcela Alejandra Porco, a 23-year-old Argentine citizen, who has a long history of psychiatric illness, is being held in solitary confinement in Palmasola Women's Prison, Santa Cruz, without access to adequate medical treatment. Since her arrest on 2 June 1994 her mental and physical condition has deteriorated dramatically. It is reported that she may die soon if her condition remains unattended. Fellow prisoners are staging a hunger-strike to put pressure on the authorities to move her to a hospital.