Cuba

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The Cuban government continues to repress dissent and deter public criticism. It routinely relies on arbitrary detention to harass and intimidate critics, independent activists, protesters, and others. Other repressive tactics employed by the government include public acts of shaming and the arbitrary termination of employment.

Americas

(Washington, DC) – Reversing the Obama administration’s changes in United States policy toward Cuba will not improve respect for human rights on the island, Human Rights Watch said today.

June 13, 2017 News Release

US/Cuba: Don’t Reverse Cuba Policy
Americas

January 19, 2017 Commentary

The Tyranny of Majorities

José Miguel Vivanco
Executive Director, Americas Division
LGBT Rights

January 9, 2017 Commentary

Barack Obama’s Shaky Legacy on Human Rights

Kenneth Roth
Executive Director

Published In: Foreign Policy

Reports More Reports

November 18, 2009

New Castro, Same Cuba

Political Prisoners in the Post-Fidel Era
October 18, 2005

Families Torn Apart
October 18, 2005

Families Torn Apart

The High Cost of U.S. and Cuban Travel Restrictions

News

December 16, 2016 News Release

Cuba: Free Graffiti Artist
November 26, 2016 News Release

Cuba: Fidel Castro’s Record of Repression
July 11, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: Dozens of Cubans Expelled from Ecuador

José Miguel Vivanco
Executive Director, Americas Division
June 2, 2016 News Release

OAS: Save Human Rights Body
April 6, 2016 News Release

Cuba Joins Global Ban on Cluster Munitions
March 20, 2016 Commentary

For Cuba to change requires multilateral effort

José Miguel Vivanco
Executive Director, Americas Division

Published In: Miami Herald
March 16, 2016 News Release

US/Cuba: Credibility of Obama Policy on the Line
December 19, 2014 Commentary

Lifting the Embargo Means Cuba Can No Longer Play Victim

José Miguel Vivanco
Executive Director, Americas Division

Published In: TIME
December 18, 2014 News Release

US/Cuba: Obama’s New Approach to Cuba
April 18, 2013 Statement

Universal Periodic Review: HRW Submission on Cuba
October 16, 2012 News Release

Colombia: Make Victims’ Rights Central to Peace Talks
July 23, 2012 Statement

Cuba: On the Death of the Dissident Oswaldo Payá

World Report 2019

Our People

José Miguel Vivanco

Executive Director, Americas Division @JMVivancoHRW

Daniel Wilkinson

Managing Director, Americas Division @DWilkinsonNYC

Daily Brief

March 22, 2019

Formula 1 ignores rights commitments; atrocities by armed islamists and security forces in Burkina Faso; tell Burundian president that scribbling is not a crime; France’s Macron should press Chinese president on rights; new UN resolution against discrimination towards women and girls in sports; anti-torture body named in Lebanon; why are so many people with disabilities deprived of liberty?; and peaceful protesters arrested in Kazakhstan.