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

23/09/2026

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

19/08/2026

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

28/07/2026

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

20/07/2026

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

09/07/2026

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

30/06/2026

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

29/06/2026

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

25/06/2026

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

23/06/2026

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

18/05/2026

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

30/04/2026

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

21/04/2026

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.

Cuba before the UPR: International organizations call for strong recommendations regarding human rights violations

15/11/2023

The undersigned organizations call upon the participating States to issue firm and decisive recommendations regarding the systematic human rights violations in Cuba. Within the framework of the 44th session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), the State of Cuba will be evaluated this 15th [...]

Civil society demands the release of political prisoners in Cuba

13/11/2023

Organizations that signed the petition. Photo: Race & Equality. On November 7, several Cuban civil society organizations participated in the 188th Session of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR). Laritza Diversent, lawyer and executive director of Cubalex, presented the critical situation of the members [...]

Statement by human rights organizations on the situation of Cuban political prisoners

20/02/2023

The recent release of 222 Nicaraguan political prisoners and their immediate deportation to the United States has raised concerns among Cuban civil society about a similar “solution” in the current context on the island. The protests of 2021 and 2022 resulted in the deaths of 768 demonstrators [...]