February

25 February, 2019

Unified call to recognize the illegitimacy of the constitution that is being imposed in Cuba February 25, 2019

The constitutional reform process, that culminated on February 24th, was corrupt from its origin because it was not born of popular consent but comes from a commission formed by the Communist Party of Cuba. This commission is led by General Raul Castro and is composed of members of the National Assembly, none of whom were chosen in free, fair and plural elections by the people of Cuba. The constitutional text is designed to guarantee the power of the Communist Party […]
12 February, 2019

President Iván Duque is the winner of the 2018 Oswaldo Payá: Freedom and Life Award

President Iván Duque is the winner of the 2018 Oswaldo Payá: Freedom and Life Award The Latin American Youth Network for Democracy (JuventudLAC) promoter of the Cuba Decide initiative and the Foundation for Pan American Democracy, are honored to announce the winner of the third edition of the Oswaldo Payá: Freedom and Life Award, President of the Republic of Colombia, Iván Duque Márquez.  The award, first presented in 2016, seeks to celebrate the people and institutions that have made exceptional […]
12 February, 2019

Today the Cuban regime has launched a new wave of repression against peaceful civil activists on the Island

All of those affected are promoters of the Cuba Decide citizen’s initiative led by Rosa María Payá and members of UNPACU (Unión Patriótica de Cuba, led by José Daniel Ferrer). All are actively working on a national and international campaign denouncing the illegitimacy of the ongoing process of constitutional reform. Furthermore, they are campaigning for the “NO” in the constitutional referendum to be held on February 24th in Cuba. The constitutional process does not fulfill any of the international requirements to be free and […]