New Rules on Horse-Drawn Carts Force the People of Santiago to Change Their Travel Patterns / 14ymedio, Yosmany Mayeta Labrada

14ymedio, Yosmani Mayeta Labrada, Santiago de Cuba, 10 January 2017 — The hooves ring on the pavement in the middle of the night. The sun begins to illuminate Santiago de Cuba, where horse-drawn carts, trucks and motorcycles offer urban transport in an underserved market. But the measures introduced by the authorities in the middle of last year … Continue reading “New Rules on Horse-Drawn Carts Force the People of Santiago to Change Their Travel Patterns / 14ymedio, Yosmany Mayeta Labrada”

57 Years Later: Towards a New Contract for Cuba (Pt. 2) / 14ymedio, Manuel Cuesta Morua

14ymedio, Manuel Cuesta Morua, Havana, 8 May 2016 — The only certainty in Cuba in political terms is that the government accumulates a lot of power but lacks leadership. The kind of leadership required when a country faces an economic challenge, or a cultural, sociological, information, knowledge and generational one, plus the obvious dangers of any new … Continue reading “57 Years Later: Towards a New Contract for Cuba (Pt. 2) / 14ymedio, Manuel Cuesta Morua”

57 Years Later: Towards A New Contract For Cuba (Pt. 1) / 14ymedio, Manuel Cuesta Morua

14ymedio, Manuel Cuesta Morua, Havana, 7 May 2016 — I am offering, for critical discussion, a viewpoint discussed in more than one place about what I consider the progressive and punctilious deconstruction of our national project. Cuba is no longer one nation, but rather an unfinished project. I will offer this in two parts, not … Continue reading “57 Years Later: Towards A New Contract For Cuba (Pt. 1) / 14ymedio, Manuel Cuesta Morua”

Cuban Human Rights Group Reports 12 New Arrests Of Dissidents / EFE, 14ymedio

EFE/14ymedio, Havana, 21 March 2016 – At least a dozen government opponents were arrested this Monday in Cuba, according to the Cuban Commission for Human Rights and National Reconciliation (CCDHRN), which also identifies nearly 90 political prisoners on the island. Among those arrested for the second day are the leader of the Ladies in White, … Continue reading “Cuban Human Rights Group Reports 12 New Arrests Of Dissidents / EFE, 14ymedio”

Cuba’s “New Man” Steals in Miami and Spends in Havana / Ivan Garcia

Ivan Garcia, 20 October 2015 — In Guanabacoa, a town southeast of Havana, you still hear stories about Gilberto Martinez Suarez, alias Gilbert Man. Though told with a pinch of exaggeration and myth, they are largely true. This mediocre reggaeton musician was known in Guanabacoa with his frequent parties in a villa renovated in record … Continue reading “Cuba’s “New Man” Steals in Miami and Spends in Havana / Ivan Garcia”

New Outbreaks of Cholera in Santiago de Cuba / 14ymedio, Yosmani Mayeta Labrada

14ymedio, Yosmani Mayeta Labrada, Santiago de Cuba, 4 June 2015 — In the midst of preparations for the 5th Centenary of the foundation of Santiago de Cuba, the Hygiene and Epidemiology agencies have enacted several measures to counter cholera outbreaks detected in Altamira and Venceremos in the Santiago capital. The epidemic, thought to have been controlled, … Continue reading “New Outbreaks of Cholera in Santiago de Cuba / 14ymedio, Yosmani Mayeta Labrada”

Patients with HIV concerned about the new healthcare cuts / 14ymedio, Yosmany Mayeta Labrada

14ymedio, YOSMANY MAYETA LABRADA, Santiago de Cuba, 3 February 2015 — Concern has spread in recent weeks among patients with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the province of Santiago de Cuba. According to a new “guidance” from the Ministry of Public Health, care of HIV-positive people will no longer occur in a specialized clinic, but rather … Continue reading “Patients with HIV concerned about the new healthcare cuts / 14ymedio, Yosmany Mayeta Labrada”

Young Cuban Denounces New Human Rights Violation / Cubanet, Yusmila Reyna Ferrer

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba, 12 October 2014, Yusmila Reyna Ferrer  — The Island’s government has denied the right of Carlos Amel Oliva Torres, youth leader of the Patriotic Union of Cuba (UNPACU), based in Santiago de Cuba, to travel to the Czech Republic, as invited by organizations based in that European country, on Saturday 11 … Continue reading “Young Cuban Denounces New Human Rights Violation / Cubanet, Yusmila Reyna Ferrer”

New Interactive Map Shows Human Rights Abuse in Cuba

Miami, Florida, December, www.cubanet.org-The organization People in Need, based in The Czech Republic has launched the project EYE ON CUBA, a new interactive map which documents and geographically pinpoints the abuse of Human Rights in Cuba. Through an intuitive interface the site shows the number of abuses committed in each of the Island’s provinces. Zooming-in … Continue reading “New Interactive Map Shows Human Rights Abuse in Cuba”

Prison Diary LXVIII: New Challenge for Castro: Violate Human Rights While Being a Member of the UN HumanRights Council

The dictatorship frightened and cautious The Cuban government has decided once again that the “Bastion” exercises would be held just on the even of December 10, the day celebrated for Human Rights.  It’s their way of oiling the “defense” machine, which is intended only to send a sly message to the opposition that they are … Continue reading “Prison Diary LXVIII: New Challenge for Castro: Violate Human Rights While Being a Member of the UN HumanRights Council”

Cuba as a Member of the UN Human Rights Council Should Not be News / Miriam Leiva

MADRID, Spain  November www.cubanet.org That the Cuban government was elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council has made headlines these days. However, it should not be news, because the first 47 members joined the organization established in March 2006 to supplant the Commission, whose ineffectiveness needed to be addressed. Cuba remained during the allowed … Continue reading “Cuba as a Member of the UN Human Rights Council Should Not be News / Miriam Leiva”

Red Flag: The New Penal Law Threatens Human Rights / Laritza Diversent

The reforms of the Penal Code and the Penal Procedure Act adopted by the State Council to “ensure greater effectiveness and efficiency in the prevention and the fight against crime” raises a red flag about the situation of human rights in Cuba. The amendments will come into force on October 1st. Their main objective is … Continue reading “Red Flag: The New Penal Law Threatens Human Rights / Laritza Diversent”

The U.N. Covenants on Human Rights: A New Crime In Cuba? / Cuban Law Association, Wilfredo Vallin Almeida

By Wilfredo Vallín Almeida As we have seen, there seems to be a new offense under the Penal Code and the Criminal Procedure Act (LPP), a “crime” that seems interesting to analyze with regards to what it might mean to the future. And I begin this analysis with what — over so many years — … Continue reading “The U.N. Covenants on Human Rights: A New Crime In Cuba? / Cuban Law Association, Wilfredo Vallin Almeida”

Estado de Sats and OLPL Covered in German Newspaper / Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo

http://www.zeit.de/digital/internet/2012-03/kuba-internet-estado-se-sats In Kuba werden kritische Stimmen im Netz lauter und mutiger. Das Beispiel einer Video-Plattform zeigt aber auch, wie das Regime reagiert, wenn es offen kritisiert wird. Ein Feind des Internets Trotz aller Widrigkeiten bleibt Rodiles kmpferisch: “Dass sich etwas ndert, lsst sich nicht aufhalten. Die Frage ist nur, wohin die Reise geht.” Kuba sei … Continue reading “Estado de Sats and OLPL Covered in German Newspaper / Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo”

The New Image of The Woman / Rebeca Monzo

Much has been said about the new image of the Cuban woman. In official spheres they speak of the revolutionary woman, mother, comrade, worker, housewife. But what’s certain is that, more and more, our women suffer transformations that are detrimental to their appearance and self-esteem. A free woman is not a woman who tosses out … Continue reading “The New Image of The Woman / Rebeca Monzo”