CUBAN COMMISSION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND NATIONAL RECONCILIATION
CUBA: SOME ACTS OF POLITICAL REPRESSION IN OCTOBER 2018
(SD: Arrests) (AR: Acts of Repudiation) (AV: Vandalism) (AF: Assault) (H: Harassment)
- Throughout the recently concluded month of October 2018, our Commission confirmed that at least 202 arbitrary short-term arrests took place, for undoubtedly political reasons, of peaceful opponents and activists of the independent civil society.
- During last month, the number of arbitrary arrests of dissidents and opponents, who tried to exercise elementary civil and political rights, was similar to previous months, which reflects the immovable stance of the Castro government and its refusal to improve the situation of fundamental rights of Cubans.
- During October, fourteen acts of harassment and six physical aggressions took place committed or instigated by the secret political police (State Security) or parapolice agents.
- The release of the political prisoner TOMAS NUÑEZ MAGDARIAGA, after 62 days on hunger strike, was received with joy by his relatives and fellow members of the Patriotic Union of Cuba and members of other opposition organizations.
- In October, the Ladies in White were, once again, the main victims of political repression, while a number of members of the United Antitotalitarian Forum (FANTU) were subjected to repression in several provinces of the country.
Documented cases of short-term arrests or arraignments, for political reasons, since January 2010:
|
Month/Year
|
2010
|
2011
|
2012
|
2013
|
2014
|
2015
|
2016
|
2017
|
2018
|
|
|
January
|
117
|
268
|
631
|
364
|
1052
|
178
|
1414
|
478
|
330
|
|
|
February
|
235
|
390
|
604
|
504
|
1051
|
492
|
1141
|
482
|
347
|
|
|
March
|
83
|
264
|
1158
|
354
|
813
|
610
|
1416
|
432
|
318
|
|
|
April
|
162
|
244
|
402
|
366
|
905
|
338
|
1380
|
475
|
330
|
|
|
May
|
120
|
349
|
423
|
375
|
1120
|
641
|
724
|
373
|
128
|
|
|
June
|
104
|
212
|
427
|
180
|
963
|
563
|
498
|
380
|
122
|
|
|
July
|
125
|
251
|
406
|
233
|
652
|
674
|
845
|
575
|
229
|
|
|
August
|
184
|
243
|
521
|
547
|
632
|
768
|
517
|
511
|
219
|
|
|
September
|
90
|
563
|
533
|
708
|
411
|
882
|
570
|
253
|
224
|
|
|
October
|
310
|
286
|
520
|
909
|
413
|
1093
|
620
|
578
|
202
|
|
|
November
|
244
|
257
|
410
|
761
|
398
|
1447
|
359
|
302
|
|
|
|
December
|
300
|
796
|
567
|
1123
|
439
|
930
|
458
|
316
|
|
|
|
Yearly Total
|
2074
|
4123
|
6602
|
6424
|
8899
|
8616
|
9940
|
5155
|
|
|
|
Monthly Average
|
172
|
343
|
550
|
536
|
741
|
718
|
827
|
430
|
|
|
Havana, November 1, 2018
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