Thursday, August 6, 2015

Number of Detained Activists in Cuba Was 674 in July, According to CCDHRN

Number of Detained Activists in Cuba Was 674 in July, According to CCDHRN
Posted on August 5, 2015

14ymedio, Havana, 4 August 2015 — During the month of July there were
674 arbitrary arrests reported on the island, according to the report
released Tuesday by the National Cuban Commission for Human Rights and
National Reconciliation (CCDHRN). The independent entity reported "at
least 21 cases of physical assault and 71 victims of acts of repudiation
orchestrated by the secret political police and paramilitary elements."

The number of documented arrests during the seventh month of the year is
the highest since June 2014, said the CCDHRN. The organization also
stressed that "short duration" detentions on the island occurred in that
period, leading the Western Hemisphere in terms of violations of human,
civil and political rights.

The CCDHRN is pessimistic and says that "nothing indicates that this
situation will change, at least in the short term." As an example, the
report describes that "the Government of Cuba asserted its influence in
certain sectors of the Government of El Salvador to seek the expulsion,
between 20 and 21 July, of eleven peaceful Cuban dissidents officially
invited by the Salvadoran government."

However, it goes on to note that the effort failed, "Thanks to the
solidarity of the democratic forces in that country and elsewhere who
defended our right to participate in this conference."

Notable in the list of detainees are the dozens of Ladies in White
arrested mainly during their Sunday marches. In recent weeks the Cuban
opposition and independent journalists have denounced the increase in
repression.

Source: Number of Detained Activists in Cuba Was 674 in July, According
to CCDHRN | Translating Cuba -
http://translatingcuba.com/number-of-detained-activists/

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