Political prisoner Loreto Hernández García, imprisoned after the July 11, 2021 protests, is in critical condition and is not receiving adequate medical care in Guamajal prison, Villa Clara. According to a letter published by Amnesty International Americas, [...]
Photo: Archive/EFE. One of the fundamental questions that arises in this case is whether the actions of state agents in the case of Berta Soler constitute the crime of enforced disappearance under international law. Despite her release after almost 72 hours, can it be considered [...]
Throughout 2024, Berta Soler, leader of the Ladies in White, has been the victim of a systematic campaign of repression by the Cuban regime. Since the beginning of the year, Soler and her husband, former political prisoner Ángel Moya, have been frequently detained on Sundays as they leave the headquarters [...]
Berta Soler Fernández, leader of the Ladies in White, has been missing since Sunday, September 22, after being arbitrarily detained by plainclothes agents as she left the organization's headquarters in Havana. Her husband, former political prisoner Ángel Moya, [...]
This Monday, September 23, 2024, in the early morning, José Elías González Agüero, leader of the Union for a Free Cuba Party (PUNCLI) and the Emilia Project, was arbitrarily detained by agents of State Security and the National Revolutionary Police (PNR). Up to the time of his arrest, [...]
Photo: A prison in Cuba/BBC. At Cubalex, we have identified serious human rights violations in Cuban prisons, focusing on the denial of medical care and deaths in custody. Current legislation and its arbitrary application allow these violations to occur with impunity, compromising adequate medical care for [...]
Political prisoner Jorge Luis Rodríguez Valdés, known as “Tangallo,” was transferred back to solitary confinement at Kilo 8 prison in Pinar del Río for demanding a visit to which he was entitled and which authorities arbitrarily denied him. Tangallo has no close relatives and the [...]
Delegates from the Movement of Opponents for a New Republic (MONR) were surrounded by police and State Security agents during a meeting at their headquarters in Guanabacoa. This repressive action is part of the ongoing harassment of those who defend democracy and human rights in Cuba. The activists [...]
A user commented on Facebook that, while visiting Havana as a tourist, she was stopped by a traffic police officer on a public street near midnight. When asked for her identification, she explained that she didn't have her passport with her at that moment, but could show her national identity card. [...]
In Cuban prisons, incarcerated individuals face numerous barriers that prevent them from accessing justice and defending their human rights. Below, the Cubalex legal team summarizes some key aspects of this problem in the island's prisons. Complaints and Reprisals 1. Reprisals for [...]
