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On December 7, 2025, Elianne Reyes Gómez, a 26-year-old Cuban woman, was allegedly murdered by her partner within her home in the municipality of Madruga, Mayabeque province. She leaves behind a young daughter, currently in the care of family members. The crime was confirmed by the Gender Observatory of Alas Tensas (OGAT) and the platform Yo Sí Te Creo en Cuba (YSTCC), following a community verification process.
"We mourn another feminicide in Cuba, that of 26-year-old Elianne Reyes Gómez, who was killed by her partner on December 7 at her home in Madruga, Mayabeque. Our condolences go out to her young daughter, family members, and loved ones," the platforms expressed.
In most cases like this, the first signs emerge from citizen reports, publications by activists, or independent media.
The subsequent verification by OGAT and YSTCC aims to address the lack of transparent official statistics, one of the major factors hindering prevention and justice regarding gender-based violence on the island.
Figures that reveal a silenced crisis
With the murder of Elianne, feminist organizations have officially reported 44 femicides in Cuba so far in 2025, in addition to:
-a murder of a man for gender-related reasons
-16 attempts of femicide
-three cases under police investigation that have not yet been resolved ( ).
They are also investigating new alerts in Santiago de Cuba, Guantánamo, Camagüey, Artemisa, Villa Clara, and Granma, provinces where community networks fill the gap left by the absence of a state monitoring and prevention system.
Elianne and the pattern of intimate and domestic femicide
The murder of Elianne confirms repeated trends that had already been identified in the OGAT–YSTCC 2024 Report.
Among them:
76.8% of femicides were committed against women between the ages of 15 and 45.
-55.4% took place within the home.
-17 of the victims were between 15 and 30 years old.
Elianne meets each of those characteristics.
She was young, murdered by her partner in her own home: an intimate space transformed into a scene of lethal violence, in a country that lacks a comprehensive law on gender-based violence and effective protection mechanisms.
Three feminicides in eight days: a devastating sequence
Her death was not an isolated case. In just eight days, three women were killed by their partners in different provinces of the country:
On November 30th, Rosa Idania Ferrer Pérez (46 years old) was murdered by her partner in Palmira, Cienfuegos.
December 5: Heidi García Orosco (17 years old) was stabbed by her boyfriend inside her home in Jovellanos, Matanzas.
December 7: Elianne Reyes Gómez (26 years old), murdered by her partner in Madruga, Mayabeque.
Three lives cut short, three shattered families, and one common denominator: domestic violence, perpetrated within the home, without any prior prevention protocols or state protection.
A version from social media: What is known about the crime according to witnesses and local media
Before the official confirmation from OGAT and YSTCC, the news reporter, Niover Licea, had reported on the femicide through his social media channels.
In its first publication, the victim was identified by another name: “Estefany Reyes Gómez” - the name used by the victim on social media - although it was later confirmed that it was Elianne Reyes Gómez, as stated by feminist platforms.
According to that preliminary report, the murder took place inside the victim's home in the El Matadero neighborhood in Madruga, and the attacker is believed to be her husband, identified as Yunior, who—according to neighbor testimonies—had recently been released from prison.
One of the most shocking details from the unofficial testimony is that Elianne's mother was in the same house at the time of the crime, but did not hear anything because she had music playing.
A country without law, without shelters, without protocols
Feminist organizations insist that structural impunity fuels this chain of crimes. In Cuba, it does not exist:
-An comprehensive law on gender violence
-Shelters for women in at-risk situations
-Public protocols for preventive action
- Reliable and transparent official data
-Gender-focused prevention policies
In this context, the observatories reiterate their message: “Reporting these crimes is not a crime, but an essential act to defend the life and dignity of women and girls in Cuba.”
"Making each case visible is also a form of justice," they add.
For years, these organizations have warned that there is no comprehensive law against gender-based violence in Cuba, no state-run shelters for women at risk, nor sufficient institutional guarantees for their protection.
For this reason, they emphasize the urgency of making each crime visible and strengthening citizen reporting.
"In a country without a comprehensive law on gender violence, lacking sufficient shelters and protection, making these crimes visible and reporting them is essential to defend the lives and dignity of women and girls," stated YSTCC and OGAT.
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