Our lawyers give their opinion on Decree-Law 35, recently approved by the Council of State and the Council of Ministers

El 17 de agosto se publicó en la Gaceta Oficial el Decreto-Ley No 35: “de las Telecomunicaciones, las Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación y del Uso del Espectro Radioeléctrico” y la Resolución 105 “Modelo de Actuación Nacional para la respuesta a incidentes de Ciberseguridad”. ¿Qué implicaciones tienen estas [...]

Cubalex's assessment of the case of Anyelo Troya, filmmaker sentenced to one year in prison.

En el juicio sumario del día 19 de julio de 2021 mediante la figura jurídica del Atestado Directo, donde Anyelo Troya tuvo una participación como acusado, se violaron los principios más elementales del Proceso Penal y las garantías del Debido Proceso. Con un Contrato de Servicios Jurídicos previo a la [...]

ARTICLE 19 and CUBALEX demand the immediate release of journalists detained in the context of the protests in Cuba

UPDATE July 20, 2021 - Following up on the statement published by ARTICLE 19 and CUBALEX on July 16, which indicated that Henry Constantin, director of La Hora de Cuba, along with collaborators Iris Mariño and Niefe Rigau; Orelvys Cabrera, of [...] were detained at that time

In Cuba, people have disappeared and been detained for protesting. Help us find them.

Between July 11 and 9:00 a.m. on July 13, Cubalex, in collaboration with journalists and civil society activists, received information and registered the detention or disappearance of 148 people, of whom 12 have been released. Regarding the 136 people, we can say: We [...]

The Cuban government forces young people to join repressive groups

Young Cubans of conscription age (16 to 20 years old) are being forced by the army to repress the people. Imagine your son is doing his military service and is ordered to go out into the street and beat his family, [...]

Independent organizations and media outlets are calling on the Cuban government to respect the right to demonstrate and freedom of expression and to stop the violence against protesters.

Cubalex, as one of the signatory organizations, condemns the Cuban government's repression of citizen protests that began on July 11, 2021, and continue to this day. We also urgently call on the administration of Miguel Díaz-Canel to halt all acts of violence [...]

An artist is the Cuban regime's newest political prisoner: the case of Hamlet Lavastida

After spending the first six days of his arrival on the island in an isolation center, artist Hamlet Lavastida, of the 27N group, is being held at the Villa Marista State Security Training Unit. The artist has been under investigation since June 26th [...]

What has happened to human rights in Cuba during the pandemic?

Cubalex has monitored the epidemiological situation and the restriction of human rights in the context of the pandemic over the past year. Our organization concludes that the Cuban state is using the health crisis as justification for suspending human rights without having declared a State of Emergency, as required by international law. [...]

Cubalex denounces discrimination in new MININT platform

The Ministry of the Interior announced the launch of five new services for individuals through its website. Cubalex notes with concern that: 1- These services can only be accessed from Cuba (the website does not open from abroad). This is a clear example of discrimination and [...]

Legal update and analysis on the case of imprisoned rapper Maykel Osorbo

On May 18, Maykel Castillo was arrested while having lunch at home. He was taken away shirtless and shoeless and was forcibly disappeared for 13 days. Those close to him who went to the police station to inquire about him were denied information, with the explanation that [...]

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