On June 12, the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights (IACHR) made public its decision to hold the Cuban government responsible for the assassination of pro-democracy leaders Oswaldo Payá and Harold Cepero who were killed after a car crash provoked by Cuban state agents on July 22, 2012. The IACHR also stated that Cuba was responsible…
The World Movement for Democracy is alarmed by the ongoing harassment and recent threat of legal charges by the Cuban government against Ivan Hernández Carrillo, an independent labor and human rights activist in Cuba. The World Movement calls on the Cuban government to immediately drop its threat of charges against Hernández Carrillo, end arbitrary harassment,…
The World Movement for Democracy is alarmed by the ongoing crackdown and arrest of activists such as Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, José Daniel Ferrer, and journalist Henry Constantín, among others, in Cuba. The World Movement calls on the Cuban government to immediately release all detained protesters and to respect activists’ rights of freedom of expression,…
The World Movement for Democracy condemns the recent arbitrary arrest of activist and artist Denis Solís Gonzalez by Cuban authorities. Solís, a young human rights activist and musician, was arrested on November 9, 2020 and is being held on charges for alleged “contempt” after insulting a police officer. He is a member of the San…