December was the month with the most repression in Cuba in 2023

The non-governmental organization that promotes human rights Cubalex reported that The month of December was the most repressive in Cuba during 2023, period in which what was that year was observed: poverty, violence, government incapacity and repression.

In it Monthly Report on the situation of Human Rights in Cuba, Cubalex monitored 357 repressive events in total, with special emphasis on the days for the dHuman Rights Day. “Only between December 9 and 10, 110 violating actions were recorded,” they indicated.

The events were found in all the provinces of the country and the special municipality of Isla de la Juventud, with greater emphasis on Havana (108), Artemisa (28) and Matanzas, Pinar del Río and Camagüey (27).

They also said that by municipality the repression occurred more in Pinar del Río and Camagüey (both with 23) and Arroyo Naranjo (19).

As for people, the particularities were denoted by 360 in total, of which 106 were women and 254 men.

The activist Diasniurka Salcedo and the opponent Jose Oscar Sanchez They were the people with the most violating acts recorded against them.

Furthermore, among the organizations, it was possible to list as the most repressed the Patriotic Union of Cuba (UNPACU), the Cuban Institute for Freedom of Expression and Press (ICLEP) and the Ladies in White. “However, the majority of victims do not belong to any organization.”

The report of about 18 pages details other issues that marked the Cuban political, economic and social spectrum, leaving space for reflections on the last days of 2023 for the inhabitants of the island.

“The end of the year, a date that is traditionally celebrated in Cuba with meals and family parties, was marked by the lack of food and its high prices: per pound of beans and pork reached prices above 600 pesos”, Cubalex contextualized.

By early 2024, The organization had already announced an increase in repression in Cuba throughout the previous year.r.

“In the year 2023, Cubalex has identified patterns related to human rights. These include systematic repression against activists, political opponents and human rights defenders, as well as censorship and control of information,” they stated via Twitter, now social network X.

In a shared document they detail the repressive trends associated with human rights violations in Cuba during 2023, in which they specify each of the points they establish.