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Cubalex files urgent action before the United Nations for survivors of Florida boat incident

06/03/2026

The human rights organization Cubalex filed Urgent Action requests with the United Nations Committee against Enforced Disappearances (CED) regarding six survivors* of the incident that occurred on February 25, 2026, when a boat registered in the state of Florida was intercepted by Cuban troops [...]

One week after the Florida boat incident: enforced disappearances and the state's duty

04/03/2026

The Cuban regime intercepted a boat in Villa Clara on February 25, resulting in four deaths and the arrest of six people accused of terrorism. Cubalex documents that the lack of transparency regarding their whereabouts and the denial of access to lawyers or family members constitutes enforced disappearance under the International Convention. It demands their immediate location and [...]

When authority oversteps its bounds: what Cuban law actually says

25/02/2026

The Supreme Court issued statements focusing on criminal threats, omitting the fact that the police can only demand what the law expressly permits. Cubalex points out that detaining someone for leaving their home, moving freely, or expressing an opinion without legal basis constitutes arbitrary action. Officials who use force to [...]

The Supreme People's Court communicates "sentences", not rights.

23/02/2026

The Supreme Court of Justice (TSP) published a carousel of social media posts about contempt, resistance, and assault without mentioning the legal limits of authority or citizens' rights. Cubalex documents that this selective communication serves as an institutional signal for police and judges to act with less oversight. In Cuba, these three offenses are used [...]

Luis Miguel Oña, another political prisoner who died in Cuba due to state neglect

16/02/2026

Luis Miguel Oña, a 27-year-old political prisoner from the July 11th massacre, died in Havana after suffering a stroke in prison without adequate medical attention. The state granted him early release when he was already terminally ill, a mechanism that Cubalex documents as a pattern to prevent deaths from being officially recorded.

Criminalization of dissent in Cuba: Provisional detention ordered for young members of 'El4tico'‘

12/02/2026

Following the habeas corpus petition and the public attention the case received, the Holguín Prosecutor's Office formally charged the creators of El4tico with propaganda against the constitutional order and incitement to commit crimes. Cubalex documents the pattern: an illegal raid, followed by charges of openly publishing content, and finally, pretrial detention to convert [...]

Implications and scope of the admission of a habeas corpus petition in favor of young people from 'El4tico'‘

11/02/2026

The Holguín Court granted the habeas corpus petition in favor of the members of El4tico, but lawyer Julio Ferrer of Cubalex documents three flaws that invalidate it: it was issued by a single judge when the law requires a collegial decision, it failed to order the physical presentation of the detainees, and it left [...]

IACHR Recognizes the Criminalization of Art in Cuba Through the Case of Maykel Osorbo

09/02/2026

On October 4, 2018, Cubalex filed a petition with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) regarding the case of rapper Maykel Castillo Pérez (Osorbo), who has been a political prisoner since 2021. Seven years later, on December 3, 2025, the IACHR published the Admissibility and Merits Report [...]

Raid without a warrant and illegal detention: the case of two members of 'El4tico'‘

06/02/2026

Two members of the El4tico audiovisual collective were arrested in Holguín after a raid conducted without a warrant or witnesses, violating the Cuban Code of Criminal Procedure. Cubalex documents that both the search and the arrests are illegal under national and international law, constituting state retaliation against the exercise of freedom of expression.

Political prisoners in Cuba: the legal differences between amnesty and pardon

04/02/2026

In recent weeks, the issue of the freedom of political prisoners in Cuba has returned to the forefront of public debate. The term amnesty is being repeated in the press and on social media following several initiatives by civil society organizations for the release of the prisoners.