The Gender Observatory of Alas Tensas (OGAT) issued a public call this Wednesday to gather information regarding the violent death of a woman known as "La China," which occurred on July 14 in Paso Real de San Diego, a municipality in Los Palacios, Pinar del Río province.
According to preliminary information gathered by the organization, the woman was reportedly murdered by her partner.
The victim was the mother of three adult children and her full name might be Ana Luisa Baños González, although OGAT is still trying to confirm that information.
"We request assistance in confirming their full name and age, the identity of the alleged aggressor, the exact nature of the relationship between both parties, and any possible history of violence," the organization stated in its post.
Alas Tensas emphasized the importance of documenting each case with precise data: "Gathering accurate and complete information is essential for documenting femicides, identifying patterns of violence, and ensuring that these crimes do not remain invisible."
Anyone with information about the case of "La China" can contact OGAT through their social media, via email at observatorio@alastensas.com, or through the anonymous form available on their website.
The call to clarify this possible femicide comes amid a strong increase in violence against women documented by OGAT so far in 2026.
Until July 27, the organization had recorded 44 femicides in Cuba during the year, compared to 18 in the same period of 2025, representing an approximate increase of 144.4%.
According to the data released by the observatory, the predominant pattern is intimate femicide: 83.3% of the analyzed cases were perpetrated by current or former partners, and 64.6% were committed using bladed weapons.
In its report on July 16, OGAT also recorded 19 attempted feminicides and two murders of men in contexts of feminicide violence. Additionally, it was investigating 11 potential feminicides and four attempted cases reported during 2026.
Since it began monitoring in 2019 and up until July 27 of this year, the observatory had documented 359 femicides in Cuba.
After the closure of the Feminicide Observatory Yo Sí Te Creo in Cuba in April 2026, OGAT became the only active independent observatory systematically monitoring this issue in the absence of detailed official statistics from the Cuban government.
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