Cuban State Institutionalizes Exclusion and Control Over Citizens Through New Migration Laws

Cubalex expresses its deep concern following the publication this May in Official Gazette No. 39 of 2026 of Law 171 on Migration, Law 172 on Citizenship, and Law 173 on Foreigners, which would reinforce the exclusion and control of citizens both [...]

How to file a complaint with the Prosecutor's Office regarding hunger strikes in Cuban prisons

Filing complaints with the Public Prosecutor's Office is a legal tool to demand that the Cuban State fulfill its obligations to individuals deprived of their liberty who are on hunger strike. [...]

The criminalization of ammunition possession and religious freedom in Cuba

It was recently learned that activist Ángel Cuza Alfonso was arrested by Cuban police officers and an investigation was launched against him for carrying four bullets. Cuza Alfonso admitted that one of these was his and that he carried it for religious reasons. However, he stated that the other three [...]

Cubalex lanza alerta por preso político Alexander Fábregas, quien supera los 90 días en celda de castigo

Cubalex alerta este martes sobre la situación e integridad del preso político Alexander Fábregas, quien supera los 90 días en celda de castigo en la prisión El Pre, en la ciudad de Santa Clara. Según reportes recientes de los medios, la madre del preso político, Luisa Milanés, lleva tiempo intentando [...]

The Cuban state perpetuates institutional and systemic racism against the Afro-descendant population

The communications sent by the United Nations following the review of the Cuban State before the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) demonstrate once again how the Cuban State masks and perpetuates a deep and systemic institutional racism against the Afro-descendant population. [...]

When self-defense is a crime: legal keys in the arrest of the son of a Lady in White in Cuba

Cuban activist Leticia Ramos Herrería denounced last week a series of events that culminated in the arrest of her son, Randy Montes de Oca Ramos, in the town of Cárdenas, Cuba. Ramos Herrería maintains that her son acted strictly to protect his home and that his current situation [...]

Deportación interna y criminalización del derecho a la residencia en Cuba

El caso del artista contestatario Dayán Melián Castro, quien se encuentra amenazado con una deportación interna desde La Habana hacia Camagüey, no es un hecho aislado. En realidad, forma parte de un patrón restrictivo de los derechos humanos, cuya ejecución depende de un andamiaje legal diseñado para restringir la libertad [...]

Cuba joins the UN NGO Committee despite its historical rejection of independent civil society

Last April, Cuba was unanimously elected to the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), and will serve as a member from 2027 to 2030. This is a key body in the accreditation and oversight of non-governmental organizations.

Cubalex's UN Advocacy Forces Cuba to Reveal Data Pointing to Overrepresentation of Afro-Descendants in Prisons

The participation of the organization Cubalex in Cuba's recent review before the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) had a direct and verifiable impact on the development of the dialogue with the State. An analysis of the transcripts confirms that the rapporteurs systematically incorporated [...]

The case of Javier Martín and the use of psychology as a weapon of repression

The case of Javier Ernesto Martín Gutiérrez, known as "Spiderman," has demonstrated several of the stages and forms that political repression takes in Cuba today. First, he was the victim of arbitrary arrest and a brief enforced disappearance resulting from it. Second, he suffered a beating during [...]

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