This site preserves an advocacy archive. For time-sensitive claims, current prisoner status, and legal research, use organizations that publish methodology, dates, source documents, and corrections.
Primary and intergovernmental sources
- United Nations Human Rights Office — reports, statements, and treaty-body material
- Inter-American Commission on Human Rights — precautionary measures, country reporting, and thematic work
- U.S. Department of State human-rights reports — annual country reporting
- U.S. Treasury July 2021 statement — official account underlying material cited in the archive
Independent human-rights reporting
- Human Rights Watch: Cuba
- Amnesty International: Cuba
- Committee to Protect Journalists — cases involving journalists and press freedom
- PEN International — freedom of expression and writers at risk
Political-prisoner and civic monitoring
- Prisoners Defenders — political-prisoner reporting and case documentation
- Cubalex — legal information and human-rights monitoring
How to evaluate a claim
Before sharing a statistic or individual case:
- Check the publication and event dates separately.
- Look for a named author or organization and a stated methodology.
- Distinguish a firsthand account from independently verified reporting.
- Confirm whether a prisoner’s legal or custody status has changed.
- Preserve the original link, screenshot, or document when possible.