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10 July, 2024

Human rights of people arbitrarily deprived of liberty for political reasons

Hearing at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Session Period #190 July 8, 2024 Human rights of people arbitrarily deprived of liberty for political reasons Rosa María Payá: We congratulate the commission on its 65th anniversary of safeguarding human rights and thank you for your sustained attention to the Cuban case. We begin with the video testimony of Carlos Michael Morales Rodríguez. He is Carlos Michael Morales Rodríguez, an independent journalist and promoter of Cuba Decide. Today he is on […]
10 July, 2024

POLITICAL PRISONER CARLOS MICHAEL IN CRITICAL CONDITION ON 21ST DAY OF HUNGER STRIKE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Update POLITICAL PRISONER CARLOS MICHAEL IN CRITICAL CONDITION ON 21ST DAY OF HUNGER STRIKE July 10, 2024  Political prisoner Carlos Michael Morales was transferred in critical condition to the Villa Clara Provincial Hospital from Guamajal prison on July 9. Despite his delicate condition, political police officers ordered Carlos Michael to be kept incommunicado as punishment for his hunger strike. His family has not been able to see or speak with him since the beginning of the strike three weeks […]
9 July, 2024

Cuban Freedom March and the promoters of Cuba Decide are Proud to Announce a Commemoration Event for the 3rd Anniversary of July 11th Mass Protest

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Miami, FL – July 9, 2024  Cuban Freedom March and promoters of Cuba Decide, are proud to announce a commemoration event marking the 3rd anniversary of the July 11th mass protest. This event will be held on Thursday, July 11th, at 9:00 AM at the Ermita de la Caridad, located at 3609 S Miami Ave, Miami, FL 33133. The commemoration aims to honor the bravery of the Cuban people who took to the streets on July 11, […]
2 July, 2024

The life of political prisoner Carlos Michael Morales in grave danger after 14 days of hunger strike

The life of independent journalist Carlos Michael Morales, currently admitted to the medical unit of the Guamajal prison, is in grave danger after 14 days on a hunger strike. This political prisoner has been subjected to constant violations and torture, which forced him to start this second strike on June 19, 2024, with a single demand: his immediate release. Carlos Michael Morales is an activist, journalist, and promoter of the citizen platform Cuba Decide. Due to the severity of the situation, […]
26 March, 2024

The Cuban regime confronts Rosa María Payá over the request for expulsion from the UN Human Rights Council

This Tuesday, Rosa María Payá requested before the United Nations Human Rights Council the expulsion of the Cuban regime. The founder of the citizen initiative Cuba Decide, which promotes a change of system to democracy on the island, addressed the member states at the review session of the Cuban state before the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland. Rosa María echoed the demand for freedom that resonates in the peaceful protests on the streets of Cuba. The head […]
20 March, 2024

The democratic change is urgent for our people!

Taken from Pasos de Cambio To all Cubans who are in the streets of multiple cities in the country peacefully demonstrating to demand freedom, we say: you are not alone, the Cuban nation lives inside and outside the Island, we are one people and we will not stop until we recover freedom, homeland, and life. We condemn the regime that has plunged the Cuban people into a deep crisis, marked by hunger and structural failures in all public systems; from […]
29 February, 2024

Former U.S. Diplomat who Collaborated with Cuban Regime Faces Lawsuit by Widow of Slain Dissident.

Former U.S. Diplomat who Collaborated with Cuban Regime Faces Lawsuit by Widow of Slain Dissident. Miami, Florida – February 29, 2024 Today, Ofelia Acevedo, the widow of the late Cuban human rights defender Oswaldo Payá, filed a lawsuit in Dade County, Florida, against Victor Manuel Rocha, a former U.S. diplomat, whose four-decade-long collaboration with the Cuban regime was recently exposed by the U.S. Attorney General as one of the most profound penetrations of the U.S. government by a foreign agent. Payá was assassinated by the […]
14 June, 2023

The U.S. Senate unanimously passes bill renaming the street in front of the Cuban embassy in DC in honor of Oswaldo Payá

June 14, 2023 — In a remarkable display of bipartisan support, the United States Senate has unanimously passed the Oswaldo Payá Way bill, a historic legislation aimed at renaming the street outside of the Cuban embassy in Washington, D.C. as “Oswaldo Payá Way.” Two days after the release of the Inter-American Commission for Human Rights’ verdict blaming the dictatorship for the attack against Oswaldo Payá, and at a time of great repression on the island, this bill pays just tribute […]
12 June, 2023

Inter-American Commission Holds Cuba Responsible for the Killing Of Pro-Democracy Leaders Oswaldo Payá and Harold Cepero

In a landmark decision the Inter-American Commission held the Government of Cuba responsible for the killings of pro-democracy leaders Oswaldo Payá and Harold Cepero. Read below a message released to the press by the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Center, lawyers of the Payá-Acevedo and Cepero families, with regard to the recent decision published by the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights (IACHR), which holds the Cuban Government responsible for the killings of Oswaldo Payá and Harold Cepero. [June 12, 2023] […]