Human Rights Watch - Cuba
Articles and commentary on human rights issues in and relating to Cuba.
South Circuit
Documents cases of US and Cuban citizens killed by Castro's government. [English/Spanish]
Amnesty International's Human Rights Concerns
Reports on issues and on specific prisoners of conscience.
Fifth Report of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
This report and recommendations focus on political prisoners, including lack of due process and prison conditions, particularly for women.
Sixth Report of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
This report focuses on political prisoners, with general information and discussion of specific cases. It also discusses a 1978 agreement between the Cuban government and a group of Cubans in exile, and pardons issued in 1979.
Seventh Report of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
This report reviews the IACHR's jurisdiction over Cuba (a non-OAS member), and takes a broad look at Cuba's record in all areas of human rights, from freedom of expression and due process of law, to the right to food, shelter, and education.
Cuba Verdad
Offers links to articles, photographs and reports on Cuba by human rights organizations.
Forum 2000
Transcript of the speech of human rights activist Elizardo Sanchez Santa Cruz, noting the historical relationship between the revolution and human rights, and comparing Cuba to post-USSR republics.
Viva Biscet
Information on an Amnesty International prisoner of conscience in a Cuban jail.
Friends of Cuban Libraries
US-based nonprofit provides news, locations, and ways to support independent libraries in Cuba. [English/Spanish]
Human Rights Defenders in Cuba Two Years After the Crackdown
Testimony from Human Rights First staffer on Varela Project organizers sentenced in 2003, including their current legal status and international efforts to monitor the cases and influence Cuban policy.
Human Rights Defenders
US-based advocacy group provides background information and email updates on the Varela Project and on dissidents imprisoned in Cuba.
Cuban Patriotic Council
Testimony by Dr. Claudio Benedi Beruff on Cuban human rights abuses. [English/Spanish]
Cuban Committee for Human Rights (CCPDH)
English language content includes history of organization, papers on development of democracy, and links to recent media articles. Additional content in Spanish.
International Religious Freedom Report 2004
US Department of State report describes demographics, societal attitudes, and government actions.
Special Rapporteur of the UN High Commission
Links to UN resolutions and to reports prepared by this research office, which was discontinued in 1998.
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