Repression by association in Cuba: when punishment reaches the family and support networks

In Cuba, political repression is not always directed solely against those who protest, denounce abuses, or express critical opinions about the government. Often, the authorities shift the punishment to family members, friends, and close associates to impose silence, isolate the victims, and increase the cost of dissent. Cubalex [...]

Pardons: Cubalex identifies four victims of repression on the official list

At least five victims of human rights violations monitored by Cubalex appear on the list of those pardoned by the Cuban regime [...]

Draft Labor Code: no recognition of independent unions or right to strike

Draft Labor Code: no recognition of independent unions or right to strike [...]

The Cuban state can condemn you even if you are in exile.

On May 13, 2026, the Official Gazette of the Republic of Cuba published two resolutions issued by the Attorney General's Office. Through these acts, signed by the Attorney General, the Cuban State formalized its decision to continue criminal proceedings until a final sentence is handed down against two citizens [...]

Taking photographs is not a crime: the case of Anyelo Ramírez

I. The Facts According to the Prosecutor's Office It all began because a Cuban citizen took photographs of a police operation in a public place. According to the indictment filed by the Prosecutor's Office, on March 5, 2026, Anyelo Ramírez Martínez was walking along a street in Santiago de Cuba when he observed [...]

Prison benefits under political control: 20 complaints in less than two months

Between April and the beginning of May 2026, the Cubalex Monitoring Team received 20 complaints related to the revocation or denial of benefits to people deprived of their liberty on the island. Of that total, 19 refer to specific inmates and one report on [...]

Political Prisoner Jorge Bello's Health at Risk in Guanajay Prison

El preso político Jorge Bello Domínguez se encuentra en una situación de salud alarmante en la prisión de máxima seguridad de Guanajay, Artemisa, después de renunciar a la atención médica debido a la manipulación de las dosis de insulina que, según denuncias de su familia, realizan las autoridades penitenciarias. De [...]

Physical violence and institutional coercion: The case of Javier Martín

Arbitrary arrests, short-term enforced disappearances, the use of excessive violence, acts of torture and cruel treatment in detention centers, and coercive mechanisms to silence citizen complaints, among others, are some of the systematic patterns of repression in Cuba. It is [...]

Six decades of weakening of habeas corpus in Cuba

That new constitution was the Constitution of February 24, 1976, which represented a structural break with the 1940 constitutional model. The 1976 Constitution radically transformed the legal nature of rights in Cuba: it shifted from a model of liberal democracy with a broad catalog [...]

Migration reform in Cuba: A new architecture for control

Analysis of the 2026 Cuban migration reform. Under the guise of modernization, the new Migration and Citizenship laws deepen political control through "effective residency" and re-embarkation. This scheme conditions diaspora investment and violates international standards, using the right to mobility [...]

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