Analysis of the Draft Labor Code: Labor Discipline and Sanctions Regime

En las próximas semanas, el equipo legal de Cubalex publicará una serie de análisis sobre el Anteproyecto del nuevo Código de Trabajo difundido por el Estado cubano desde 2025, una propuesta normativa destinada a sustituir la vigente Ley 116/2013. [...]

Habeas Corpus Petition on Behalf of Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara Blocked Due to Closure of Competent Court

Este viernes no se pudo presentar un nuevo recurso de Habeas Corpus a favor del preso político y artista Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara debido a que el Tribunal Provincial Popular de La Habana, órgano competente para conocer la solicitud, permanecía cerrado pese a tratarse de un día laborable. [...]

What can citizens do when the trail of a detained person in Cuba is lost?

Una desaparición forzada ocurre cuando alguien es privado de libertad y el Estado, o quienes actúan con su autorización o aquiescencia, se niegan a reconocer la detención o a informar dónde se encuentra, dejándola fuera de toda protección legal. Puede manifestarse como: Frente a esto, la Constitución y la ley [...]

UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances Activates Urgent Action for Artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara

The United Nations Committee against Enforced Disappearances (CED) activated an Urgent Action following a request submitted by Cubalex regarding the transfer to an unknown location and the incommunicado detention of visual artist and human rights defender Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara. [...]

Repression Escalates Against Political Prisoner Danisbel Labrada at Kilo 8 Prison

Cubalex warns of the serious escalation of repression against political prisoner Danisbel Labrada Morales, held in Kilo 8 prison in Camagüey, whose physical integrity and life are at risk following a series of acts of harassment, punishment, and cruel treatment that have intensified in the [...]

Cubalex Denounces the Enforced Disappearance of Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara One Day Before the End of His Sentence

With two days remaining before the end of his unjust five-year prison sentence for the crimes of contempt and insulting national symbols, Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara was taken from Guanajay Prison yesterday afternoon, July 7, amidst a [...]

The planned destruction: torture and isolation against Leandro Cerezo Sirut

Introduction The prison system in Cuba frequently operates under a veil of secrecy where due process and respect for human dignity are conspicuously absent. The case of Leandro Cerezo Sirut, a man sentenced to life imprisonment who has spent nearly two decades incarcerated, is a stark illustration [...]

Transportation Collapse in Cuba Deepens the Isolation of Political Prisoners Held Far from Their Homes

The public transportation crisis in Cuba has an impact that goes far beyond the daily difficulties faced by the population. For dozens of people imprisoned for political reasons, the limitations on movement become an additional obstacle that restricts contact with their families and [...]

Analysis of the Draft Labor Code: More State Control and Fewer Wage Guarantees

The Cubalex legal team will publish a series of analyses on the draft of the new Labor Code circulated by the Cuban State since 2025, a proposed regulation intended to replace the current Law 116/2013. The first article addresses wages and remuneration. [...]

Repressive Escalation at Kilo 8: Political Prisoners Report Hunger Strike, Punishment Cells, and Threats

The situation of political prisoners held in Kilo 8 prison in Camagüey continues to deteriorate. Cubalex has received new reports in recent days that reveal a pattern of repression, harassment, and punishment against those who denounce the prison conditions or engage in any form of protest. [...]

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