This alternative report, prepared by various civil society organizations, assesses the Cuban State's compliance with the recommendations of the Committee against Torture (CAT), within the framework of the follow-up procedure to its third periodic report. The document focuses on three priority areas: – Independent inspection [...]
During the month of August, the Cubalex monitoring team recorded 205 repressive incidents that occurred in 46 municipalities across all provinces of the country. The province with the highest number of recorded incidents was Havana (78), and the municipalities with the most incidents were Guanabacoa (25), Camagüey (14), and Santiago [...]
Within Cuba, the date led to a considerable increase in the figures for repression, which will be shown in the following section; at the same time, several protests were registered in prisons and on the streets. The month of July was marked by the second anniversary of the anti-government protests of July 11th [...]
For the second consecutive month, a massive protest took place, this time in the municipality of Mayarí, Holguín province, due to water supply problems in that area. The social crisis continued to grow in Cuba during June 2023. For the second consecutive month, a massive protest took place, this time [...]
While the first mass protests in 2021 and 2022 occurred in July, in 2023 they happened two months earlier, demonstrating once again that, despite the repression, the citizen rebellion that began with June 11th remains alive. May was the month in which social protests reignited [...]
Executive Summary: April was marked by the continuation of the structural crisis in Cuba: prolonged blackouts, fuel shortages, a collapsed healthcare system, food shortages, and a general deterioration in living conditions. The ratification of Miguel Díaz-Canel as president in an indirect and undemocratic process generated little public interest [...]
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.
