Photo: Cubalex Archive. In recent days, a case in Santiago de Cuba has reignited a debate that concerns many people: why do law enforcement officers continue to use terms like “contempt” or “social dangerousness,” even though the latter has been eliminated from the Penal Code?
Foto: Archivo Cubalex. En Cuba, las detenciones arbitrarias son una práctica frecuente utilizada por el Estado para reprimir la protesta pacífica, intimidar a la ciudadanía y castigar el ejercicio de derechos fundamentales. Ante este escenario, es vital que la población cuente con herramientas claras para documentar cada detalle de una [...]
Do you know anyone who has been imprisoned without trial for longer than the minimum sentence stipulated by law for the crime they are charged with? If so, you are looking at an example of the abusive use of pretrial detention (preventive detention, that is, imprisonment before trial) in Cuba. At Cubalex [...]
Photo: Screenshot from Cubalex's live stream with immigration attorney Wilfredo Allen. Cubalex held a live stream with immigration attorney Wilfredo Allen, renowned for his extensive experience defending asylum seekers in the United States. During the [...]
The Cuban Criminal Enforcement Law includes mechanisms for early release, such as parole and extra-penal license. These benefits allow some convicted individuals to serve their sentences outside of prison under certain conditions, such as having served part of their sentence, maintaining good conduct, or presenting problems [...]
In the legal sphere, these three mechanisms have distinct purposes and affect the legal life of the recipient in different ways: Early release allows a convicted person to serve the remainder of their sentence outside of prison, under specific conditions and supervision. Unlike a pardon and amnesty, [...]
