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October 5, 2023 News Release

Russia, China Unfit for UN’s Top Rights Body

Cuba, Burundi Also Fail to Meet Human Rights Council Membership Standards

Delegates sit at the opening of the 41th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, June 24, 2019.
August 28, 2023 Letter

Letter to President Lula on Brazil’s Candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council

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May 22, 2023 Letter

The EU must respond to the magnitude of Cuba’s human rights crisis

December 15, 2022 Commentary

Brazil: President Lula Should Pursue a Rights Agenda

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July 11, 2022 News Release

Cuba: Crackdown on Protests Creates Rights Crisis

Hundreds Still Held; Thousands Forced to Flee

Emilio Roman, father of two young men and a daughter who were imprisoned and accused of participating in the July protests against the government, shows a picture of his children at their home in La Güinera neighborhood of Havana, March 29, 2022.
May 26, 2022 News Release

Cuba: Release Imprisoned Artists

Charges Violate Freedom of Expression, Association

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May 15, 2022 Commentary

Political Rights for Cubans Should Not Start with a Marriage Equality Referendum

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March 7, 2022 Letter

Joint Letter to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on the Human Rights Situation in Cuba

December 8, 2021 News Release

Cuba: Prominent Figures Urge End to Repression of Artists

Artists Have Been Jailed, Persecuted, and Forced Into Exile

Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, un artista que ha criticado abiertamente la represión en Cuba, durante una entrevista en su casa en La Habana, Cuba, el 2 de mayo de 2018. Alcántara ha permanecido en prisión tras ser detenido durante una manifestación pacífica el 11 de julio de 2021. 
December 8, 2021 Statement

Statement: End the Repression against Artists in Cuba

October 19, 2021 Report

Cuba: Peaceful Protesters Systematically Detained, Abused

Arbitrary Detention, Ill-Treatment, Abusive Trials Affect Hundreds

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October 19, 2021 Interactive

Case descriptions of protestors detained by the Cuban government, July 2021

August 25, 2021 News Release

Cuba: Telecommunications Decree Curtails Free Speech

Latin American, US, EU Leaders Should Condemn New Restrictions on Internet

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July 22, 2021 Statement

Written Testimony to the US House Western Hemisphere Subcommittee on Cuba

July 18, 2021 Commentary

Letter to the Editor: the Turmoil in Cuba

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