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Cuba: six new prisoners of conscience named in aftermath of 11 July protestsIn the wake of recent widespread demonstrations, the Cuban authorities have intensified a crackdown on dissidents and peaceful protesters.
Press release 19 Aug 2021 -
Cuba: protests are a desperate cry to a government that doesn't listen
It was a historic day for Cuba but during the spontaneous demonstrations we received alarming reports of internet blackouts, arbitrary arrests, excessive use of force – including police firing on demonstrators – and reports of a long list of missing…
Press release 12 Jul 2021 -
Cuba: Prisoner of conscience releasedRoberto de Jesús Quiñones Haces, Cuban lawyer, independent journalist and prisoner of conscience, was released from prison on 4 September 2020.
29 Sep 2020 -
Urgent Action outcome: Opposition leader released from prison
After being in detention since October 2019, José Daniel Ferrer García was sent to house arrest in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Urgent action outcomes 20 Jul 2020 -
Opposition leader at risk of tortureA Cuban opposition leader has been held in detention for over 40 days without being informed of the charges against him.
Urgent action outcomes 10 Dec 2019 -
Opposition leader detainedCuban opposition remember remains held in detention without charges, following 72 hours incommunicado detention.
Urgent action outcomes 10 Oct 2019 -
Urgent Action update: Cuban environmentalist conditionally released
Prisoner of conscience and environmental activist, Dr Ariel Ruiz Urquiola was released with conditions.
Urgent action outcomes 16 Jul 2018 -
Urgent Action update: Allow environmental activist visits in Cuba
Dr Ariel Ruiz Urquiola, an environmental activist, was sentenced in Cuba to one-year imprisonment for contempt.
Urgent action outcomes 25 Jun 2018 -
Children's Citizenship: Proposed Motion to Councils
Proposed motion on Children's Citizenship fees to be put to local councils.
Urgent action outcomes 25 Jun 2018 -
Urgent Action: Environmental activist imprisoned in Cuba
Dr Ariel Ruiz Urquiola, an environmental activist, was sentenced in Cuba to one-year imprisonment for contempt.
Urgent action outcomes 12 Jun 2018 -
Urgent Action update: Family of prisoner of conscience in Cuba denied visits
Cuban authorities have suspended family visiting rights of human rights defender, Dr Eduardo Cardet, for six months.
Urgent action outcomes 11 Jun 2018 -
Urgent Action update: Cuban prisoner of conscience attacked in prison
Three other prisoners attacked Eduardo Cardet, according to his wife.
Urgent action outcomes 23 Jan 2018 -
Cuba: Government control of jobs 'suffocating' daily life and freedom of speechThe Cuban authorities are using control of the job market as a tool of repression
Press release 15 Nov 2017 -
Urgent Action: Urban artist at risk in CubaAfter being arbitrarily detained on 17 August, Yulier Perez, a graffiti artist known for painting dilapidated walls in Havana, is at risk of being imprisoned again, after months of intimidation and harassment from authorities.
Urgent action outcomes 29 Aug 2017 -
Urgent Action good news: Defenders end hunger strike, release secure in Cuba
Siblings and human rights defenders Anairis Miranda Leyva, Adairis Miranda Leyva and Fidel Manuel Batista Leyva ended the hunger strike they began on 8 June after being harassed and intimidated in Cuba following their conditional release from prison.
Urgent action outcomes 17 Jul 2017 -
Urgent Action: Opposition activist in maximum security prison in Cuba
After ending a reported 39-day hunger strike, Cuban opposition activist Jorge Cervantes, allegedly detained for contempt in May, was transferred to a maximum security prison.
Urgent action outcomes 10 Jul 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Ex-prisoners of conscience intimidated in Cuba
Three siblings sentenced to one-year of prison for allegedly leaving their house during the state morning following Fidel Castro´s death, are on hunger strike after being harassed and intimidated in Cuba since their conditional release in April.
Urgent action outcomes 04 Jul 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Human rights defender's sentence upheld in Cuba
A Provincial Court upheld a three-year prison sentence against human rights defender Eduardo Cardet who continues to be held in the Provincial Prison of Holguín, south-east Cuba.
Urgent action outcomes 05 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action Good News: Prisoner of conscience siblings released in Cuba
A family of four human rights defenders were arrested in Holguín, south-east Cuba, following the death of Fidel Castro. T
Urgent action outcomes 05 Apr 2017 -
Urgent Action: Prisoners of conscience on hunger strike in Cuba
Two days after Fidel Castro’s death, a family of four human rights defenders were arrested in Holguín, south-east Cuba. They received a one-year sentence, and the three siblings are currently on hunger strike.
Urgent action outcomes 03 Apr 2017
