November was a month of intense political activity for the Cuban regime, both on and off the island: the Universal Periodic Review at the UN, high-level trips and visits, the signing of agreements, and business fairs; however, perhaps none of this marked daily life more than [...]
The Cuban government's systematic practice of arbitrary arrests constitutes a flagrant violation of citizens' human rights. These arrests are used as a tool to stifle dissent and repress not only independent journalists and political opponents, but any citizen who [...]
Por Laritza Diversent En los últimos tiempos, la inversión extranjera ha sido un tema de interés y preocupación para el régimen cubano. En la pasada Feria Internacional de La Habana (FIHAV 2023), Carlos Luis Jorge Méndez, director general de Inversión Extranjera del Ministerio de Comercio Exterior e Inversión Extranjera advirtió [...]
Interrogation is a tool of coercion used by the Cuban government against activists, human rights defenders, independent journalists, and any citizen who adopts a critical stance against the system. Interrogations in Cuba are often prolonged and hostile, frequently disregarding the [...]
On the occasion of Human Rights Day and the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, we express our deep concern that human rights defenders, journalists, and artists continue to be arbitrarily detained, harassed, and intimidated in Cuba. Despite [...]
Este 10 de diciembre, Día Internacional de los Derechos Humanos, Cubalex celebra su aniversario 13. A lo largo de estos años, y enfrentando desafíos considerables, la organización ha logrado avances significativos en la promoción y defensa de los derechos humanos en Cuba. Cubalex fue fundada en La Habana, el 10 [...]
Cubalex registra tendencias represivas asociadas a las continuas violaciones de derechos humanos en Cuba, en el transcurso de un año. Cubalex ha identificado patrones relacionados con derechos humanos, siendo la represión estatal y las violaciones de derechos humanos, junto con el crecimiento constante y diversificación de la represión, los más [...]
Between October 2022 and September 2023, Cubalex monitored the human rights situation in Cuba and identified ten patterns that reveal a series of consistent trends that have persisted throughout the period under analysis. These patterns include: 1. Ongoing economic and social crisis: The economic and social crisis, [...]
By Laritza Diversent. In the extraordinary edition number 83 of the Official Gazette, dated December 7, 2023, Resolution 19/2023 of the Ministry of the Interior was published. This document addresses various scenarios in which the United States is held responsible for promoting actions detrimental to [...]
The prohibitive cost of legal services relative to the minimum wage in Cuba has a considerable impact on citizens' right to legal representation. By Laritza Diversent. In Cuba, the disparity between the minimum wage and the cost of legal services presents a stark reality [...]
