Statements

Cubalex issues statements and press releases when events demand a clear institutional stance. Each statement is supported by verified evidence and is addressed to those who have the power and the obligation to act.

Press Releases

Cubalex presents at the ASCE Annual Conference the legal obstacles to humanitarian assistance in Cuba

Cubalex will participate this Saturday, September 26, in the 36th Annual Conference of the Association for the Study of the Cuban Economy (ASCE), at Florida International University (Miami). Its executive director, Laritza Diversent, will present the paper "Legal Obstacles to Humanitarian Assistance in Cuba and Their Impact on Policies [...]

Cubalex looks ahead: new identity, same mission, greater impact

On World Humanitarian Day, this August 19, Cubalex presents a new identity that reflects a mission sustained for more than 15 years: to provide legal assistance in response to emergencies requiring constant legal support. [...]

Cuba Before the IACHR: Cubalex to Denounce Social Militarization on August 4

On August 4, 2026, Cubalex will present a comprehensive report to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), based on six months of documentation, on the progressive militarization of civilian life in Cuba. This presentation will take place during the 196th Session. [...]

Inter-American Commission Holds the Cuban State Responsible for Human Rights Violations Against Cubalex

The Cubalex Legal Information Center and the Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center welcome the decision published today by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), which declares the Cuban State responsible for illegal surveillance, harassment, repression, and arbitrary detention. [...]

UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances Activates Urgent Action for Artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara

The United Nations Committee against Enforced Disappearances (CED) activated an Urgent Action following a request submitted by Cubalex regarding the transfer to an unknown location and the incommunicado detention of visual artist and human rights defender Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara. [...]

UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances Activates Urgent Actions for Detainees in Contramaestre, Including Minors

The United Nations Committee against Enforced Disappearances (CED) simultaneously activated ten urgent actions following a formal request submitted by Cubalex, regarding the arbitrary detentions, incommunicado detention, and subsequent concealment of the whereabouts of ten people in the municipality of Contramaestre, Santiago de Cuba province. [...]

UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances Activates Urgent Action for Rapper Matos MC K-Libre

The United Nations Committee against Enforced Disappearances (CED) activated an Urgent Action following a request submitted by Cubalex regarding the detention and incommunicado detention of Cuban independent rapper Andrés Matos Alcántara, known artistically as Matos MC K-Libre or Matos Klibre. [...]

Human Rights in the Cuban Transition: Contributions Toward Real Change

Cubalex welcomes the publication of the report "Consultation with Independent Civil Society on its Proposals and Analysis for a Democratic Transition in Cuba," prepared by Cultura Democrática and Consorcio Justicia. We consider it valuable that actors from independent Cuban civil society are promoting this discussion. [...]

Economic Opening Is Not Enough Without Democracy or Legal Certainty

Comparative experience also demonstrates that economic reforms implemented without democratic institutions, transparency, and citizen oversight tend to favor processes of wealth concentration for the benefit of political and economic elites, rather than genuine economic liberalization based on equal opportunities and the rule of law. [...]

Cuban State Institutionalizes Exclusion and Control Over Citizens Through New Migration Laws

Cubalex expresses its deep concern following the publication this May in Official Gazette No. 39 of 2026 of Law 171 on Migration, Law 172 on Citizenship, and Law 173 on Foreigners, which would reinforce the exclusion and control of citizens both [...]

Cubalex's UN Advocacy Forces Cuba to Reveal Data Pointing to Overrepresentation of Afro-Descendants in Prisons

The participation of the organization Cubalex in Cuba's recent review before the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) had a direct and verifiable impact on the development of the dialogue with the State. An analysis of the transcripts confirms that the rapporteurs systematically incorporated [...]

Supreme Court Upholds Prison Sentence of Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara Until July 9, 2026

The Criminal Chamber of the Supreme People's Court of Havana (TSP) rejected on April 7 the appeal filed on behalf of activist and political prisoner Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, upholding that his sentence extends until July 9, 2026. The decision is based on the fact that [...]

Stattements and Advocacy

Open letter on our 15th anniversary

Laritza Diversent, Executive Director of Cubalex
On Cubalex's 15th anniversary, Laritza Diversent recounts the story of an organization that was born without permits in Havana, survived a raid in 2016, denounced harassment, resisted forced exile in 2017, and rebuilt itself to become an international benchmark. The letter reaffirms three principles that run throughout Cubalex's history: memory as defense, documentation as resistance, and dignity as its guiding principle.

Cubalex denounces the arbitrary revocation of the parole of political prisoners José Daniel Ferrer and Félix Navarro

We denounce the arbitrary revocation of the parole of political prisoners José Daniel Ferrer García and Félix Navarro Rodríguez, who were released in January 2025 as part of negotiations between the Cuban regime and the Vatican. The Supreme People's Court announced the revocation of their parole on April 29, alleging [...]

Cubalex denounces to the IACHR the arbitrary deprivation of liberty for political reasons in Cuba

Photo: Screenshot from the IACHR public hearing/Cubalex. On March 4, Cubalex participated in the regional hearing of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), within the framework of its 192nd Session, on the “Situation of Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty for Political Reasons,” along with [...]

Cubalex exposes violations against people with psychosocial disabilities in Cuban prisons before the IACHR

Photo: Screenshot from the public hearing/Cubalex. During the 192nd Session of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), on March 3, 2025, Cubalex presented the critical situation of people deprived of their liberty with psychosocial disabilities in Cuba. Once again, the Cuban State [...]

Cubalex celebrates 14 years of struggle and commitment to human rights in Cuba

This December 10th, International Human Rights Day, Cubalex celebrates its 14th anniversary. More than a decade of constant work began in Havana, Cuba, on December 10, 2010, with a team of lawyers and human rights defenders, united by the dream [...]

Cuba's CEDAW review: "The active participation of civil society strengthens accountability and demands structural changes"“

Photo: Screenshot. On December 6, the event “Representing Cuban Women at the United Nations,” organized by the Cuban Research Institute, was held at Florida International University (FIU). This event, which included the participation of prominent human rights defenders such as Laritza Diversent, director [...]

Laritza Diversent: “The judicial system in Cuba, an obstacle to human rights and democracy”

Photo: Screenshot. The lawyer and human rights advocate pointed out that the lack of judicial independence in Cuba affects justice and reinforces a climate of impunity in which human rights violations go unpunished. On November 6, Laritza Diversent, executive director [...]

Cubalex points out serious deficiencies in reparations for victims of gender violence in Cuba before CEDAW 

Photo: Screenshot. Laritza Diversent, executive director of Cubalex, participated in the 2099th public meeting of the 89th session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) with human rights non-governmental organizations. During her intervention, she highlighted the serious shortcomings [...]

IACHR grants precautionary measures to Aniette González, activist imprisoned in Cuba

The Commission urges the Cuban government to take urgent protective measures to guarantee the fundamental rights of Aniette González García, improve her detention conditions, and ensure she receives the necessary medical care, with a gender perspective and in compliance with international obligations. The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights [...]

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