The number of reported repressive acts increased compared to the first two months of the year, driven primarily by two factors: the large number of rapes that occurred in prisons and the surge in repression related to the parliamentary elections. The most frequently reported incidents were human rights violations that occurred within prisons [...]
In a context where Cuban citizens are unable to achieve a dignified life due to the state's failure to fulfill its obligations, repression is widespread and persistent. During February 2023, the human rights situation continued to worsen in Cuba. The two main factors that [...]
During January 2023, the human rights situation in Cuba continued to worsen. The two main contributing factors were state repression and the authorities' inability to meet basic social needs, such as the provision of electricity, medicine, and food. In a context [...]
The human rights situation in the country remained critical in December 2022. Shortages of basic necessities such as food and medicine, inflation, and widespread poverty led to a significant increase in violence and insecurity compared to the previous quarter. [...]
During the month of November, the critical human rights situation in Cuba worsened. It was a period marked by bilateral negotiations between Cuba and the United States, municipal elections, and the sinking of a boat carrying migrants in the municipality of Bahía Honda (Artemisa province). The sustained state repression and the inability [...]
During the month of October, the human rights situation continued to worsen in Cuba. The two main contributing factors were state repression and the authorities' inability to meet basic social needs such as the supply of electricity, medicine, and food. In a context [...]
In September, the internal crisis, particularly the energy crisis, continued to worsen the human rights situation in the country, impacting basic services that the State is obligated to provide, including healthcare, access to food, and medicine. Amid this context of [...]
Following daily monitoring of the human rights situation in the country during the month of August, Cubalex presents this narrative report offering a legal interpretation of the collected statistical data. Our first conclusion is that the human rights situation in Cuba continues to deteriorate. Furthermore, it is [...]
Based on the data in our statistical report, we can conclude that repression in Cuba is widespread, continuous, systematic, intentional, and planned. Amid an adverse economic, social, and political context, state agents repress the population in a generalized manner. Cubalex found that last month [...]
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.
