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Official Statistics on Femicides in Cuba “Reflect the Delay in Judicial Processes,” Expert Admits

Specialists warn that the 173 cases of sexual violence tried in 2025 are highly unrepresentative of reality 14ymedio, Dariel Pradas (IPS Cuba), Havana, September 7, 2026 / Cuban courts closed 49 cases last year of women over 15 years of age “killed for reasons of gender,” representing a rate of 1.19 per 100,000 women and a decrease … Continue reading “Official Statistics on Femicides in Cuba “Reflect the Delay in Judicial Processes,” Expert Admits”

Three New Femicides Reported, Two in Holguín and One in Matanzas

Damaris Ricardo, 48 years old was “violently attacked” by her parrtner, who then killed himself. 14ymedio, Havana, September 3, 2025 (delayed translation) — Three new femicides recorded during the last month in Cuba. The Observatorio de Género Alas Tensas reported the killing of Damaris Ricardo Martínez, Dayli Villa Ortiz and Yolennis Rojas Rojas. Two of … Continue reading “Three New Femicides Reported, Two in Holguín and One in Matanzas”

With the Murder of Two Women in Granma and Santiago De Cuba, There Have Already Been 12 Femicides in Cuba This Year

14ymedio, Havana, 27 April 2025 — The femicides of Daimi Tamayo Milán in Granma and Melissa Castillo in Santiago de Cuba, between last Wednesday and Friday, have shocked their communities and raised the tone of popular demands for greater criminal punishment to curb gender-based violence in Cuba. The alleged murderer of the former has been … Continue reading “With the Murder of Two Women in Granma and Santiago De Cuba, There Have Already Been 12 Femicides in Cuba This Year”

Cuba Has the Third Highest Rate of Femicides in Latin America

ECLAC gives, for the first time, figures of femicides on the Island, but they are much lower than those reported by independent sources 14ymedio, Havana, 22 November 2024 — The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has included Cuba for the first time in its annual report on femicides in the region. … Continue reading “Cuba Has the Third Highest Rate of Femicides in Latin America”

Cuba Closed the Year with 54 Femicides, 33 Fewer Than the Year Before

It is still a very high number when compared to Spain, where there were 47 cases with a population five times larger. 14ymedio, Havana, 7 January 2024 — The year 2024 closes with a significant reduction in deaths from gender-based violence. The Alas Tensas and Yo Sí Te Creo en Cuba (YSTC) observatories counted 55 … Continue reading “Cuba Closed the Year with 54 Femicides, 33 Fewer Than the Year Before”

Cuba Closes 2024 With Fewer Femicides but More Children Orphaned for This Reason

The number of femicides on the Island exceeds the 47 recorded in Spain. 14ymedio/EFE, Havana, 31 December 2024 — Machista violence in Cuba claimed the lives of 54 women this year (the 14ymedio database counts 52 verified cases; the number is lower because two cases are not considered femicides). However, despite the fact that the … Continue reading “Cuba Closes 2024 With Fewer Femicides but More Children Orphaned for This Reason”

Activists Tell the UN That the Number of Femicides in Cuba Could Be Double

The organization Prisoners Defenders submitted a report to the Committee for the Elimination of Discrimination against Women 14ymedio, Havana, October 15, 2024 — The organization Prisoners Defenders (PD) has once again brought the human rights situation in Cuba before the UN. In the 89th session of the Committee for the Elimination of Discrimination against Women … Continue reading “Activists Tell the UN That the Number of Femicides in Cuba Could Be Double”

In 2023 There Were 110 Trials for Femicides in Cuba, Which Appear To Be on the Rise

The government has still not provided the number of femicides per year, let alone updated it. 14ymedio, Madrid, 2 August 2024 — Cuban authorities continue to conscientiously guard the data on women killed by male violence, but Thursday’s publication of the number of femicides prosecuted in 2023 shows an alarming figure. In a single year, … Continue reading “In 2023 There Were 110 Trials for Femicides in Cuba, Which Appear To Be on the Rise”

The Murders of Two Women, in Matanzas and Las Tunas, Bring Femicides in Cuba to 13 in 2024

14ymedio, Havana, 6 March 2024 — The murders of Dinosca Rivera Martí, a resident of the town of Carlos Rojas, in Matanzas, and Martina Hernández, a resident of Becerra, a rural neighborhood in the city of Las Tunas, are the two newest cases of femicides reported this Wednesday by the Women’s Network of Cuba, Alas Tensas and Yo … Continue reading “The Murders of Two Women, in Matanzas and Las Tunas, Bring Femicides in Cuba to 13 in 2024”

Convictions for Femicides in Cuba Tripled in 2023, According to Official Figures

EFE/14ymedio, Havana, 9 March 2024 — Last year Cuba tripled the number of people convicted of femicides compared to the 2022 record, going from 18 to 61 rulings, according to official data released this Friday. The president of the country, Miguel Díaz-Canel, announced the 2023 figure at the closing of the Congress of the Federation … Continue reading “Convictions for Femicides in Cuba Tripled in 2023, According to Official Figures”

With the Death of Mayelin Rodriguez in Camaguey, the Number of Femicides in Cuba Rises to 83 in 2023

14ymedio, Havana, December 19, 2023 — The independent observatories Alas Tensas and Yo Sí Te Creo en Cuba (YSTC) confirmed on Tuesday a new violence against women murder, that of Mayelín Rodríguez, in Camagüey. With it, the number of femicides on the Island rises to 83 since January. Little is known about Rodríguez’s murder. So … Continue reading “With the Death of Mayelin Rodriguez in Camaguey, the Number of Femicides in Cuba Rises to 83 in 2023”

‘Giron’ Breaks the Silence of the Official Cuban Press with Details About Seven Femicides in 2023

14ymedio, Havana, 18 November 2023 — Cuba’s official press revealed that, in the first half of 2023, seven women were murdered in the province of Matanzas. The data, published this Saturday by the Girón newspaper, breaks with officialdom’s usual silence on femicides in Cuba and offers details until now kept secret, such as the ages of the deceased … Continue reading “‘Giron’ Breaks the Silence of the Official Cuban Press with Details About Seven Femicides in 2023”

Independent Platforms Confirm Two New Femicides in Cuba, For a Total of 75 in 2023

EFE/14ymedio, Havana, 13 November 2023 — The Cuban independent feminist platforms Alas Tensas and Yo Sí Te Creo (YSTC) verified this Monday two new sexist murders in Cuba, bringing the number of femicides in the country so far in 2023 to 75, according to the list maintained by 14ymedio. The organizations reported the murder of … Continue reading “Independent Platforms Confirm Two New Femicides in Cuba, For a Total of 75 in 2023”

Cuba Registers 62 Femicides So Far This Year, Adding Two New Confirmed Cases

14ymedio/EFE, Havana, 5 October 2023 — The independent Cuban platforms https://www.yositecreoencuba.org/ (YSTC) and Alas Tensas confirmed two new femicides on the Island on Thursday, bringing the number of sexist murders verified so far this year to 62. The latest victims were Olaida Casanova and Nectaly Aguirre, 30, reported by activists on the social network X (Twitter). According … Continue reading “Cuba Registers 62 Femicides So Far This Year, Adding Two New Confirmed Cases”

Four Femicides Are Confirmed in August in Cuba and Four Other Possible Cases Are Being Investigated

14ymedio, Havana, 7 September 2023 — After a one-month pause in the count of femicides on the Island, the independent platform Yo Sí Te Creo en Cuba (YSTC) [Yes I Do Believe You in Cuba] confirmed on Thursday four murders by sexist violence that occurred in August, for a total of 58 so far this … Continue reading “Four Femicides Are Confirmed in August in Cuba and Four Other Possible Cases Are Being Investigated”