He Cuban Observatory of Human Rights (OCDH) blamed the Castro regime for creating and maintaining the chaotic situation that the nation is experiencing, which it considered the trigger for last Sunday's demonstrations.
“Half a century of failures should be enough,” Alejandro González Raga, executive director of the OCDH, denounced in a statement. “The Cuban people have lived for decades deceived with the promise of a better future that has not arrived and will not arrive, due to the inability of the system to generate it. Added to this is the widespread corruption and indolence in the face of the suffering of others, which have led to the chaotic situation in which we live.”
In the text published this Monday, the non-profit organization warned that the massive protests that began on March 17, in several cities in Cuba, could end in tragedy.
In this regard, he pointed out that political, economic and social changes must be made in Cuba: "That lead to the solution of the growing problems faced by the vast majority of the Cuban people, especially the most vulnerable segments."
Regarding the persecution carried out by the Castro regime against protesters, the OCDH demanded that the government respect the right to demonstrate and immediately release those detained.
Cubalex, non-governmental organization that promotes human rights, confirmed that the Castro regime detained some of the participants in the 17M protests and reported that there are people who are in forced disappearance.
“The Cuban Observatory for Human Rights holds the Cuban government responsible for the situations that may arise due to its repressive actions against the population,” González warned in the statement this Monday.
The executive director of the OCDH pointed out that those who support the Castro regime on the island, such as international institutions and democratic governments, are also guilty of the people's suffering.
Since they started the 17M protests, the organization has denounced on its social networks and website all the abuses and human rights violations committed by the Castro government.
The non-governmental organization warned that The Cuban population experienced a worrying increase in extreme poverty in 2023.
In the VI Report on the State of Social Rights in Cuba, they reported that "88% of Cubans live in extreme poverty, 13% more than in 2022."
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