EXECUTIVE SUMMARY September left a clear signal: repression was concentrated in prisons. Almost half of the incidents affected incarcerated individuals, some of whom protested within the detention centers, even resorting to hunger and thirst strikes. Incommunicado detention reached its highest level [...]
Based on 28 semi-structured interviews with family members of people imprisoned for political reasons in Cuba—25 of them women—this report documents the prison situation on the island. The findings were compared with the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners [...]
This Saturday, Cubalex presented the paper "Legal Obstacles to Humanitarian Assistance in Cuba and Their Impact on Social Policies" at the 36th ASCE Annual Conference in Miami. Before academics and specialists in the Cuban economy, the organization's executive director, Laritza Diversent, outlined the central thesis [...]
RETURN PDF Trends and Patterns of Repression in Cuba | First Half 2026 Semiannual Report JANUARY – JUNE 2026 Semiannual Report on the Human Rights Situation in Cuba | 2026 Human Rights Situation in Cuba Executive Summary This document continues the semiannual reports [...]
Legal and National Security Assessment (First Quarter of 2026) The institutional stability and constitutional order of the Republic of Cuba underwent a structural transformation during the first quarter of 2026, reaching a critical turning point in April. Through a detailed analysis [...]
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY September left a clear signal: repression was concentrated in prisons. Almost half of the incidents affected incarcerated individuals, some of whom protested within the detention centers, even resorting to hunger and thirst strikes. Incommunicado detention reached its highest level [...]
Cubalex systematically documents human rights violations in Cuba based on direct reports from victims and witnesses, monitoring of open sources on the internet and social media, and cross-verification with allied organizations.
Each documented event may contain multiple linked incidents, carried out by State agents or by third parties acting with their acquiescence. Incidents include harassment, persecution, criminalization, and physical violence against personal integrity, liberty, and life. Repression is widespread; the majority of identified victims are activists, human rights defenders, and independent journalists.
The gender of each victim is recorded based on the information available at the time of documentation. Cubalex acknowledges the limitations of this record in a context where gender self-identification does not have legal protection in Cuba.
The figures presented are not exhaustive. Digital monitoring does not reach victims without internet or mobile phone access, nor those who depend on third parties to make their situation public. Cubalex acknowledges that a significant number of violations remain undocumented.
If you have information on cases that have not been documented, you may contact us confidentially at [email protected]. Cubalex protects the identity of victims, witnesses and sources in accordance with its own security protocols.
