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CubaBrief: A triumph of nonviolent resistance in Cuba, two continuing cases to focuses on, and petition for President Biden to prioritize human rights in new Cuba policy https://www.cubacenter.org/petitions/2021/4/9/prioritize-human-rights-of-cubans-when-considering-a-new-us-cuba-policy 1/
Yesterday we issued a CubaBrief marking 20 days of hunger strike by UNPACU protesters. Today welcomed news Havana had withdrawn the police who had been surrounding the UNPACU HQ over 26 days, and after 21 days of hunger strikers protesting this action, reported @CubaDecide. 2/
Amidst this good news, many challenges remain, and we wish to highlight a couple, of the many that concern the Center. https://www.cubacenter.org/petitions/2021/4/9/prioritize-human-rights-of-cubans-when-considering-a-new-us-cuba-policy 3/
Yandier García Labrada, a member of the Christian Liberation Movement, was arbitrarily detained on October 7, 2020 for complaining about poor service at a grocery in the town of Manatí, Cuba where he lives. https://www.cubacenter.org/petitions/2021/4/9/prioritize-human-rights-of-cubans-when-considering-a-new-us-cuba-policy 4/
On January 7, 2021, the @CIDH granted a precautionary measure for Yandier that they consider is "in a serious and urgent situation, given that his rights to life and personal integrity are at risk of irreparable harm." https://www.cubacenter.org/petitions/2021/4/9/prioritize-human-rights-of-cubans-when-considering-a-new-us-cuba-policy 5/
On April 7, 2021 Yandier García Labrada marked six months behind bars without formal charges from the prosecutor, but is being threatened with four to seven years in prison. https://www.cubacenter.org/petitions/2021/4/9/prioritize-human-rights-of-cubans-when-considering-a-new-us-cuba-policy 6/
