 In July 2014, his wife stated that his visitation rights had been revoked and that he was subjected to psychological torture including isolation.It was also reported that prison guards would throw feces against López's jail cell.Chilean lawyer and secretary of a mission of Socialist International, José Antonio Viera-Gallo, stated that in the case of López, Socialist International "confirmed human rights violations against a political leader" giving examples of when López and others trying to communicate with their families, authorities sound loud sirens preventing communication.