Human rights

Cuban court sets trial date for four freemasons accused of currency trafficking for exchanging 300 dollars at an informal rate

El Paso pushes for a petition to close the migrant center where a Cuban man died

The president of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights urges Cuba to cease religious harassment and release prisoners of conscience

Trump hurls a harsh insult at Norway for not awarding him the Nobel Peace Prize

María Corina Machado arrives in Caracas amid crowds and challenges the regime of Delcy Rodríguez

McFaul warns Rubio that supporting autocrats in Venezuela undermines the hope for democratization in Cuba

The U.S. prepares a new phase in Venezuela: cabinet renewal, oil distribution, and handing over Chavista leaders to justice

OCDH files a formal complaint regarding irregularities in the case of Henry Constantín

ICE arrested double the number of children in 2026 compared to last year, and Florida is among the states where detentions are rising the most

Bukele says that El Salvador is on its way to becoming "the safest country in the world."

Bolivian lawmaker proposes to declare Che Guevara an "enemy of the homeland" and to remove his monuments

Cuban trans woman deported from Miami to Africa continues to hide her identity and wants to seek asylum in another country

Four dead and 79 rights violations in Cuban prisons in September, according to the Cuban Prison Documentation Center

Miami-Dade tax collector calls for investigation into alleged connections to the Cuban regime of an advisor to the mayor of New York

They report violent treatment against Maykel Osorbo in the Guanajay prison

Anna Bensi warns about a limit of dictatorships: there is something that no regime can control

Maduro's son defends Chavista law as a tool to "pacify" Venezuela despite reports of imprisonment and torture

In the shadow of Delcy Rodríguez: Chavista leaders remain in power despite a 300 million condemnation for torture

The EU extends sanctions on Nicaragua until 2027 and demands the release of political prisoners

Navi Pillay wins the Nobel Peace Prize 2026 for her defense of international law

Demands for answers from Uruguay regarding delays in shelter for thousands of Cubans: "Human dignity should not be left on a waiting list."

Cubans deported to Africa recount prison experiences and transfers without warning: harsh report from Human Rights Watch

U.S. Accuses Maduro and Cilia Flores of Torture: Key Points of the New Judicial Charge

The United Kingdom wants to tighten the rules for immigrants to remain based on family ties: what the reform proposes

Political prisoner Ana Ibis Tristá reports from prison that she "can barely walk"; the regime denies her medical attention

Spanish justice compels the processing of the accreditation of a dentist trained in Cuba after nearly five years of waiting

Two exiled Cubans send letters to a Mexican university for admitting the host of "Con Filo"

Uruguay has only recognized 52 Cubans as refugees despite nearly 30,000 pending applications

Cubans among those detained at "Deportation Depot," the Florida jail operating without ICE inspection

The host of Con Filo has been accepted into a Master's program in Human Rights in Mexico and is now in San Luis Potosí

The UN renews for two years the mission that investigates crimes in Venezuela; Cuba voted against

Cuba changes its immigration rules on November 1: what Cubans living abroad need to know

Class action lawsuit against ICE denounces "dehumanizing" conditions at its Miramar office, which thousands of Cubans with I-220A go through

Havana Court informs about the trial of Anna Bensi and her mother

Haydée Milanés supports Anna Bensi and her mother: "Justice will come to our land."

Fiscal year 2026 ends with a record number of deaths in ICE custody: here are the details

OAS calls a meeting of foreign ministers for October 2 to analyze the situation in Nicaragua

UN experts: The U.S. has expelled at least 23,000 migrants to third countries

Laritza Camacho: "The problem has never been the photo or the photographer."

Rosa María Payá accuses Bruno Rodríguez of having his hands "stained" with crimes against humanity

Amnesty International warns that the mechanisms of repression in Venezuela have not changed: "It is the same people."

Human Rights in Cuba Today

Díaz-Canel speaks of "rights" in Cuba "for everyone."

Carolina Barrero warns that the crisis in Cuba does not guarantee a transition: "Authoritarian regimes can survive for a long time by managing decline."

Switzerland and Cuba: Yesterday and Today

From the U.S. to an unknown destination: Investigation reveals another country receiving deported migrants

UNEC Propaganda in Switzerland: defending the "commitment to human rights" that "prevails in Cuba"

Deported Cuban denounces that he was locked up for 15 hours in a small cage in Alligator Alcatraz

State Security threatens Cuban activists if they go to the U.S. Embassy.

Ulises Toirac: "Freedom starts in the mind."

"I couldn't even lie down": Cuban reports being trapped for over 15 hours in a cage at Alligator Alcatraz

Cubalex reports more than 10 human rights violations per day in Cuba

María Corina Machado promises to return to Venezuela despite the risks: "Society demands and requires my return."

A prisoner from 11J has been suffering from severe pain for over 12 days without a diagnosis or medical follow-up

Overcrowding and use of cages: This is how detainees were abused in Alligator Alcatraz

Mercenaries or trafficking victims? Amnesty calls for a review of the case of foreigners captured in Ukraine

Félix and Saylí Navarro, nominated for the Sájarov Prize for Freedom of Conscience

Amnesty International denounces that Russia recruits and sends Cubans to the war in Ukraine through deception and coercion

Wife of El4tico member: "I accept feeling bad, but I can't watch my daughter cry as she says goodbye to her dad."

Mike Hammer meets with Coco Fariñas in Santa Clara