Gender observatories warn: 300 femicides in Cuba since 2019 and no effective policies

Desde 2019 hasta el 1 de octubre de 2025, los observatorios independientes Alas Tensas y Yo Sí Te Creo en Cuba han documentado un total de 300 femicides en el país, una cifra que representa solo un subregistro de la violencia machista que persiste en la isla, según denunciaron ambas organizaciones en un comunicado conjunto posteado en Facebook.

The collectives, which operate autonomously in an environment where civil society faces multiple restrictions, emphasize the urgency of implementing effective public policies for the prevention, care, and reparation of victims of gender-based violence, as well as awareness campaigns and the legal recognition of femicide as a penal figure.

“ We continue to demand the right to freedom of association, assembly, and protest to organize and fight against the deeply rooted issue of violence against women and girls,” they stated through the official account of Alas Tensas on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter).

The data collected by both platforms is based on public reports, family testimonies, social media monitoring, and confirmations from relatives of the victims, in a context where the Cuban government does not publish transparent and up-to-date official statistics on gender-based violence.

Organizations also emphasized the need to establish safe shelters for women in situations of risk, train the police, the judicial system, and health personnel in supporting victims, and focus on reeducating repeat male offenders.

"Demanding that the Cuban regime take action and stop ignoring this reality is urgent. Support networks can make a difference and save lives," they stated.

Both observatories have made directories available on their websites with resources, contacts for assistance, and guidance in Cuba, Mexico, and Spain to support women in situations of violence.

With tags like #NiUnaMás, #FeminicidiosEnCuba, and #SOSCuba, organizations are once again bringing to the public agenda a structural problem that continues to lack effective state response, while feminicides keep claiming lives in the country.

On the island, gender-based violence has escalated to the point that there have even been cases of multiple killers, something that had rarely been reported in the country.