CUBAN COMMISSION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND NATIONAL RECONCILIATION
Avenida 21 # 3014 entre 30 y 34 ● Playa, La Habana 13, Cuba Teléfono (53-7) 203-8584
PRESS RELEASE
1. The Government of Cuba unleashed a real wave of political repression against peaceful dissidents, mainly between days 23 and 26 of this month, in order to muzzle the opposition groups so that they could not raise the voice during the next Conference the CELAC Summit.
2. Due to the closed nature of the regime of type neo-estalinista of unique, prevailing party in Cuba for more than half a century, it is impossible to have all the names of the persons concerned by the repression of these days right now, but we are able to ensure that at least 40 were arbitrarily arrested by the powerful secret political police; 18 were victims of threats, warnings, and other forms of harassment and at least 5 remain subject to extra-judicial domiciliary arrest “until the end of the Summit”. (See annex below)
3. The most disturbing arrests include José Daniel Ferrer and Yusmila Reina Ferrera, Directors of the Patriotic Union of Cuba (UNPACU), who were abducted in a street of Havana, around 3 p.m. this Friday 24, and remained missing for 48 hours until they were released in Santiago de Cuba.
4. The Government representatives argued that such measures were designed to prevent expressions or meetings that could “spoil” the CELAC Summit.
5. According to research, two dozens of pro-democracy activists were planning to participate in two small parallel closed-door forums, to analyze the unrestricted fulfilment by the Government of Cuba, of the principles and values that serve as a foundation to the CELAC and which can be recognized in its Constitution documents and approved at the Summit. Because of the repression, both forums have been aborted manu militari.
6. While the vast majority of the detainees have already been released (as arrests were pursuing purely intimidation purposes, as well as threats), were not allowed to any immediate communication with their family.
7. The CCDHRN makes a call to the Cuban Government not to continue with their repressive, absolutely unjustified actions in the three days remaining to close the Summit of CELAC or subsequent to it.
Elizardo Sánchez Santa Cruz-Pacheco
Founder and Spokesperson,
Ex- Prisoner of Concience
Havana, January 27, 2014
– PARTIAL REPRESSION LISTS ON CELAC’S SUMMIT IN CUBA (until 07:00 of January 27, 2014) –
Partial list of detainees in police stations
1. José Daniel Ferrer García
2. Yusmila Reina Ferrera
3. Yoandri Gutiérrez Vargas
4. Félix Navarro Rodríguez
5. Eduardo Díaz Fleitas
6. Guillermo Fariñas Hernández
7. Arturo Acosta Guillén
8. Hugo Damián Prieto Blanco
9. Rev. Mario Félix Leonart
10. Junior Ramírez Roca
11. Vladimir Calderón Frías
12.Emiliano González Olivera
13. Roberto Rodríguez Cardona
14. Suanes Vicente Luque
15. Junior Bermúdez Roca
16. Manuel Ramón Recio Machado
17. Ivonne Lemus Fonseca
18. Belkis Felicia Jorrín Morfa
19. Victoria Díaz Morfa
20. Nancy Ramona Paz
21. Mariney Hechevarría González
22. Raisa Pino Hechevarría
23. Lázaro Mendoza García
24. Ricardo Luna Rodríguez
25. José Díaz Silva
26. Regla Ríos Casado
27. Andrés Pérez Suárez
28. Raicel Rodríguez Rivero
29. Henry Rey Rodríguez
30. Rolando Reyes Rabanal
31. Francisco L. Concepción Díaz
32. Jorge Luís Cedeño Marrero
33. Andrés A. Domínguez Beltrán
34. Luís A. Domínguez Sardiñas
35. Dianelys Iraida Flores Ramos
36. Jansette Boza Garrido
37. Yunieski Gainza Acosta
38. Adis Nidia Dayet Urgelles
39. Mileysi Díaz Seijas
40. Yunaisi Alemán Ferreira
41. Pablo E. Camero Romero
42. Mario MoragasRamos
43. Kirenia Jiménez Molina
Domiciliary Arrests
1. Oscar Elías Biscet
2. José Antonio Fornaris
3. Jorge Luís García Pérez
4. Iris T. Pérez Aguilera
5. Roberto Valdivia Hernández
Threats and other harassment acts
1. María López Baéz
2. Antonio Pérez Romero
3. Jorge Luís Cruz Guerra
4. Héctor Palacios Ruíz
5. Gisela Delgado Sablón
6. Idalberto Acuña Carabeo
7. Kirenia Díaz Argüelles
8. Joel Arteaga Cuello
9. Mario Alberto Hernández
10. Raúl Risco Pérez
11. Yoani Sánchez Cordero
12. Reinaldo Escobar
13. Víctor Manuel Domínguez
14. Jorge Olivera Castillo
15. Julio Aleaga Pesant
16. Juan A. Madrazo Luna
17. Rebeca Toirac Martínez
18. Yorka Barreras Reyes
