Economic Opening Is Not Enough Without Democracy or Legal Certainty

Comparative experience also demonstrates that economic reforms implemented without democratic institutions, transparency, and citizen oversight tend to favor processes of wealth concentration for the benefit of political and economic elites, rather than genuine economic liberalization based on equal opportunities and the rule of law. [...]

From Restricted Freedom to Prison: The Case of Lázaro Noel Urgellés

The case of the young political prisoner, Lázaro Noel Urgellés Fajardo, who was punished for participating in the July 2011 demonstrations while a minor, exposes how Cuban authorities use the judicial system not to administer justice, but as a mechanism for arbitrary and discretionary punishment. His detention, [...]

Revocations of Prison Benefits Against Political Prisoners on the Rise

Cubalex expresses its concern regarding the increase in revocations of prison benefits granted to political prisoners in Cuba, a practice that demonstrates the fragility of these measures and their use as a mechanism of control and punishment against those who continue to be persecuted for exercising their rights.

Months without treatment: medical abandonment of political prisoner Kevin Frómeta Castro, a victim of the 11J attacks

Cubalex presents a brief analysis of some international human rights standards violated in the case of political prisoner Kevin Damián Frómeta Castro. After months of demanding medical attention, Kevin was transferred to the Combinado del Este prison hospital last April, following a visit by State Security. [...]

Draft Labor Code: non-state sector without guarantees

The analysis of the section dedicated to work in the non-state sector (Articles 427–472) concludes that the 2025 Draft Labor Code maintains and expands upon several of the structural problems that already existed in Law 116/2013. Although the new text more clearly recognizes some forms of [...]

Cubalex Warns of Risk of Revocation and Psychiatric Transfer of Former Political Prisoner Yunaykis Linares

Cuban political prisoner Yunaykis Linares Rodríguez has been detained since June 2nd and is currently being held at the detention center known as El Vivac, after being arrested during protests in Santa Amalia, Arroyo Naranjo municipality, Havana. More than ten days later [...]

Fabrication of Criminal Cases, Detentions, and Surveillance Against Independent Journalists in Cuba

In the first days of June 2026, Cubalex documented new incidents of harassment against independent journalists in Cuba, in a context marked by the use of criminal proceedings, surveillance, and police summonses to intimidate and restrict the exercise of freedom of expression and of the press. [...]

When documenting state negligence is a crime: the use of nonexistent military figures to silence Eddy Ceballos

The arrest of Eddy Ceballos, motivated by the audiovisual recording of an abandoned military facility, raises serious legal questions. An analysis of the facts under national and international law reveals systemic irregularities that violate the principle of legality, due process guarantees, and the human rights of the young artist [...]

Blackouts, protests and internet outages: communication restrictions that marked May in Cuba

In May 2026, Cubalex received multiple complaints related to internet disruptions associated with blackouts and social protests, as well as reports of communication restrictions imposed within several prisons in the country. Both phenomena directly impacted the ability to document human rights violations and affected the data [...]

The draft Labor Code maintains gaps in equality and non-discrimination based on political opinion.

Analysis of the section dedicated to equality and non-discrimination (Articles 126–132 and 173–177) shows that the 2025 Draft Labor Code maintains significant gaps and limitations in the protection of adolescents, working women, caregivers, and other vulnerable groups. Although the text incorporates some [...]

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