Reports

Monthly, semiannual, and thematic reports on the human rights situation in Cuba

80 actos represivos: así celebró Cuba el Primero de Mayo

En solo cinco días, Cubalex y Justicia 11J documentaron 80 acciones de represión por parte del Estado cubano, en un contexto marcado por el aumento del descontento social y expresiones de protesta pública. Resumen Ejecutivo Este informe, elaborado de forma conjunta por Cubalex y Justicia 11J, documenta 80 eventos represivos [...]

Cubalex presents report on Cuba to the Committee against Torture

Cubalex junto a otras 13 organizaciones cubanas e internacionales presentó ante el Comité Contra la Tortura un informe que analiza el contexto cubano. Te invitamos a leer el texto completo y puedes descargarlo aquí Cubalex comparte también un resumen de uno de los puntos que tocamos en el informe y [...]

Torturas en prisiones y reclusión domiciliaria con vigilancia: así viven los activistas en Cuba

Cubalex monitoreó los actos de hostigamiento contra la sociedad civil del 1.º al 6 de junio de 2021, así como noticias de contexto asociadas a las medidas gubernamentales aplicadas durante la pandemia. [...]

Activistas trasladados a prisión y otros sitiados: informe de una semana en Cuba

Cubalex monitoreó los actos de hostigamiento contra la sociedad civil del 24 al 31 de mayo de 2021, así como noticias de contexto asociadas a las medidas gubernamentales aplicadas durante la pandemia y eventos de escasez de productos y bienes básicos. [...]

Situación actual del estado de salud de LMOA

Resumen del informe de Cubalex sobre la situación de Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, resultado de la relación desigual entre el poder del Estado y el ciudadano que expresa inconformidad con las decisiones gubernamentales y exige el respeto y garantía de los derechos fundamentales. [...]

¿Qué ha pasado con Luis Manuel Otero desde que fue internado?

El 25 de abril, luego de sufrir constantes actos de represión, Luis Manuel Otero tomó la decisión de colocarse en estado de inanición como protesta. [...]

Detenciones y activistas sitiados: nadie puede ver a Luis Manuel Otero

Cubalex monitoreó los actos de hostigamiento contra la sociedad civil del 3 al 9 de mayo, así como las medidas gubernamentales aplicadas en el contexto de la pandemia y eventos de escasez de productos y bienes básicos. Este informe desglosa también los cortes selectivos de internet que han sufrido activistas [...]

Widespread repression in Cuba linked to the hunger and thirst strike of artist Luis Manuel Otero

Cubalex monitored acts of harassment against civil society from April 26 to May 2, 2021, as well as government measures implemented in the context of the pandemic and shortages of basic goods and products. [...]

Arrests, house arrest and interrogations: the outcome of the PCC congress in Cuba

Cubalex monitored acts of harassment against civil society from April 19 to 25, 2021, as well as government measures implemented in the context of the pandemic and shortages of basic goods and products. [...]

What happened to Cuban civil society during the 8th Congress of the PCC?

Cubalex has kept a record of government measures and acts of harassment over the past week. This period was marked by widespread repression of civil society amidst the 8th Congress of the PCC. [...]

Monthly Reports

Monthly report on the human rights situation in Cuba | August 2026

In August 2026, Cubalex documented 94 public protests—primarily motivated by prolonged power outages—and 280 repressive events, including 543 incidents of harassment against at least 187 victims. The report records 5 deaths in custody, 3 enforced disappearances, 30 arbitrary detentions—several of minors—and death threats [...]

Monthly Report on the Human Rights Situation in Cuba | July 2026

Cubalex recorded 388 repressive events involving 817 incidents of harassment during the month. Among the reported cases were the forced exile of political prisoner Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara after serving five years in prison, three deaths in custody due to medical negligence, and the simultaneous operation against 25 activists [...]

Monthly Report on the Human Rights Situation in Cuba | June 2026 

Cubalex recorded 319 repressive events involving 608 incidents of harassment during the month. Among the reported cases were the arrest of comedian Eddy Ceballos, accused of espionage for documenting a military installation; the record-breaking 253 protests; and the burning of the Orlando Pantoja Tamayo House Museum. [...]

Monthly Report on the Human Rights Situation in Cuba | May 2026 

Cubalex recorded 304 repressive events involving 597 incidents of harassment during the month. Among the reported cases were the forced exile of Lady in White Sissi Abascal Zamora as a condition of her release, the death in custody of political prisoner Ernesto Brieva Sempé, and the demonstrations following more than [...]

Monthly Report on the Human Rights Situation in Cuba | April 2026 

Cubalex recorded 370 repressive events involving 779 incidents of harassment during the month. Among the reported cases were the inhumane conditions denounced by political prisoner Alexander Díaz Rodríguez upon his release from prison, the kidnapping of athlete Javier Ernesto Martín Gutiérrez, and the hacking of activists' accounts and [...]

Monthly Report on the Human Rights Situation in Cuba | March 2026

Cubalex recorded 346 repressive events involving 684 incidents of harassment during the month. Among the reported cases were the 49-day hunger strike of political prisoner Roilán Álvarez Rensoler, the protest in Morón where demonstrators burned Communist Party property, and the imprisonment of the elderly man [...]

Monthly Report on the Human Rights Situation in Cuba | February 2026

Cubalex recorded 242 repressive events involving 528 incidents of harassment during the month. Among the reported cases were the mass protest by inmates at the Ciego de Ávila Provincial Prison, the detention of the content creators of "El 4tico," and the maritime interception of a group of [...]

Monthly Report on the Human Rights Situation in Cuba | January 2026

Cubalex recorded 246 human rights violations involving 540 repressive incidents during the month. Among the reported cases, the case of opposition member Ángel Moya Acosta stands out, remaining among those with the highest number of documented repressive acts against him. [...]

Monthly Report on the Human Rights Situation in Cuba | December 2025

The end of 2025 revealed a profound and sustained deterioration of life in Cuba. December, in a particularly stark way, condensed the accumulated effects of a crisis that is no longer temporary: it is structural, pervasive, and pervasive. The collapse of basic services, the precariousness of the system of [...]

Monthly Report on the Human Rights Situation in Cuba | November 2025

Cubalex recorded 165 human rights violations, including 343 incidents of repression, during the month. Among the reported cases, the case of political prisoner José Antonio Pompa López stands out. He began a hunger strike after his arbitrary transfer from Combinado del Este prison to another prison outside Havana. [...]

Semiannual Reports

Trends and Patterns of Repression in Cuba | First Half of 2026

Trends and Patterns of Repression in Cuba | Second Half of 2025

Trends and Patterns of Repression in Cuba | First Half of 2025

Trends and Patterns of Repression in Cuba | Second Half of 2024 

Thematic reports

Cubalex presented at ASCE 2026: These are the legal obstacles to humanitarian assistance in Cuba

Deaths in custody in prison facilities (2024–2026)

Cuba: Social Militarization and De Facto Exceptionality

The Undeclared State of War

Hunger Strikes in Cuba: Causes and State Responsibility 

Social Militarization and De Facto Exceptionality in Cuba: Evolution of Repressive Dynamics and Territorial Control | March 2026

Special Report: Release from Prison as a Negotiation Asset in Cuba (1998-2026)

Report on the Situation of Persons with Psychosocial Disabilities in Cuban Prisons 

Early Release in Cuba: Lack of Transparency and Political Use of the Judicial System 

Interrogations in Cuba: Pattern of State Repression and Rights Violations (2022-2024) 

Failure to Fulfill the Obligation to Provide Reparation to Victims of Gender-Based Violence in Cuba

Electoral Violence and Enforced Disappearances in Cuba: Tools of the Cuban Government to Control and Repress

Note

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.

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