Failure to Fulfill the Obligation to Provide Reparation to Victims of Gender-Based Violence in Cuba

This report analyzes the serious shortcomings of the reparations system for victims of gender-based violence in Cuba, highlighting its failure to comply with the obligations established by the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). [...]

Electoral Violence and Enforced Disappearances in Cuba: Tools of the Cuban Government to Control and Repress

El informe "Violencia Electoral y Desapariciones Forzadas en Cuba: Desafíos y Recomendaciones", elaborado por Cubalex y Justicia 11J, revela un inquietante panorama de cómo el régimen cubano recurre a la violencia electoral y la desaparición forzada como herramientas de control. Publicado originalmente en el sitio oficial de la Oficina del [...]

Deaths in Custody in Cuba: An Analysis of Repressive Patterns Identified by Cubalex

El informe de Cubalex investiga las muertes en custodia ocurridas en Cuba entre enero de 2022 y enero de 2024, documentando un total de 56 casos. [...]

Evolution of prison legislation in Cuba 

La normativa sobre el sistema penitenciario en Cuba, bajo el régimen que controla el Estado desde hace más de medio siglo, tiene sus antecedentes en las regulaciones de 1979 y 1987. [...]

Derechos Humanos en crisis y cierre del espacio cívico en Cuba

América Latina enfrenta serios desafíos en materia de derechos humanos, incluyendo crisis sociales, cierre del espacio cívico, criminalización de protestas, persecución de periodistas, represión, intimidación y hostigamiento contra las voces críticas que difieren o se oponen a las estructuras de poder. [...]

The manipulation of the term “mercenary”: An analysis of the participation of Cubans in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict

After the second quarter of 2023, reports surfaced of Cuban citizens being recruited to serve in the Russian army amidst the conflict in Ukraine. Some citizens claim to have been recruited under false pretenses, while others argue they joined voluntarily, motivated by economic and personal reasons. [...]

Clarity and Justice: An Analysis of Detention Practices in Cuba

Cuban legislation, specifically Law No. 143, the Law of Criminal Procedure (LPP-143/21), stipulates a series of situations in which the detention of individuals is legally permitted, ranging from cases of flagrant offenses to more serious situations such as prison escape. Although these detentions must [...]

CAT report on the human rights situation in Cuba

This alternative report, prepared by various civil society organizations, assesses the Cuban State's compliance with the recommendations of the Committee against Torture (CAT), within the framework of the follow-up procedure to its third periodic report. The document focuses on three priority areas: – Independent inspection [...]

Criminal protection of the constitutional order in Cuba

The report documents the confirmation that Cuba has transitioned from one dictatorship to another since Fulgencio Batista's coup d'état to the present day, and that criminal law and the courts are tools for controlling the citizenry. [...]

Cuba Method: Testimonies of independent artists about forced exile

Two years after the historic July 11, 2011 protests in Cuba, the island's artistic and cultural landscape has been drastically undermined, following a swift government crackdown that led to the arrest of nearly 50 artists. [...]

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