Cuba
The Cuban government continues to repress dissent and deter public criticism. It routinely relies on long and short-term arbitrary detention to harass and intimidate critics, independent activists, artists, protesters, and others. Hundreds of government critics remain behind bars, including many who participated in the landmark July 2021 demonstrations. The US embargo continues to provide the Cuban government with an excuse for its problems, a pretext for its abuses, and a way to garner sympathy abroad with governments that might otherwise have been willing to condemn the country’s repressive practices more vocally.
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United Nations
October 5, 2023
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Environment and Human Rights
December 15, 2022
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Americas
July 11, 2022
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October 19, 2021
Cuba: Peaceful Protesters Systematically Detained, Abused
Arbitrary Detention, Ill-Treatment, Abusive Trials Affect Hundreds
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News
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October 5, 2023
Russia, China Unfit for UN’s Top Rights Body
Cuba, Burundi Also Fail to Meet Human Rights Council Membership Standards
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December 15, 2022
Brazil: President Lula Should Pursue a Rights Agenda
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July 11, 2022
Cuba: Crackdown on Protests Creates Rights Crisis
Hundreds Still Held; Thousands Forced to Flee
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December 8, 2021
Cuba: Prominent Figures Urge End to Repression of Artists
Artists Have Been Jailed, Persecuted, and Forced Into Exile
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December 8, 2021
Statement: End the Repression against Artists in Cuba