Updated September 3, 2026: Figures revised in accordance with the report “Racial Bias in the Cuban Criminal Justice System” (INT/CERD/CSS/CUB/69224) and the CERD concluding observations (CERD/C/CUB/CO/22-26, April 29, 2026). When Cubalex published its analysis in 2024 of the sentences for sedition handed down after the [...]
Official summons delivered to activist Juan Luis Bravo Rodríguez in Guantánamo. Photo: Cubalex Archive. Why are activists, independent journalists, and opposition members summoned so frequently by State Security agents? Often, many people who are not subject to criminal proceedings, primarily activists, independent journalists, and opposition members [...]
If you have a family member deprived of their liberty in Cuba, it is crucial that you know how to protect their health and help them safely document any human rights violations. Here are some practical recommendations you can share with them to minimize the risk of reprisals: 1. Keep a daily health record [...]
The health of Carlos Manuel Pupo Rodríguez, the political prisoner from the July 11 attacks and national coordinator of the Union for a Free Cuba Party (PUNCLI), is critical due to a lack of adequate medical care in prison. His blood sugar levels are extremely low, constituting a medical emergency. Despite [...]
Photo taken from Cubanet. On August 29, activist José Rolando Casares Soto was arbitrarily detained in the street in Pinar del Río and taken to the local police station. Authorities accused him of organizing a strike by tanker truck drivers, who are responsible for supplying water [...]
Samuel Pupo Martínez upon his release from prison. Photo taken from Diario de Cuba. On the morning of August 27, Samuel Pupo Martínez, a former political prisoner, appeared at the illegal summons issued by State Security agents the previous day. Present at the meeting were the agents who [...]
What are verbal summonses and how do they differ from written summonses? Verbal summonses occur when an authority notifies the person being summoned verbally and directly, without using written or digital means. This method is often less transparent and more susceptible to interpretation than written summonses.
En Cuba, la situación en las prisiones es alarmante. Hemos documentado graves violaciones de derechos humanos dentro de estos establecimientos. Las condiciones mismas de las prisiones son una forma de tortura y reflejan situaciones inhumanas. La falta de medicamentos, alimentos y otros bienes esenciales que vemos cada día en Cuba [...]
El prisionero político Jorge Luis Rodríguez Valdés, conocido como “Tangallo”, fue sometido a 27 días de aislamiento en una celda de castigo en la prisión Kilo 8 de Pinar del Río, bajo el pretexto de una “sospecha de tuberculosis”. Según la información recibida por Cubalex, Tangallo fue el único recluso [...]
José Antonio López Piña, periodista independiente y coordinador regional de la Alianza Democrática Oriental, enfrenta un proceso penal desde 2021 por un supuesto delito de “instigación a delinquir”, relacionado con su participación en la difusión de las protestas pacíficas del 11 de julio. Hasta el momento, no se le han [...]
