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Cuban Observatory of Human Rights

The Cuban Observatory of Human Rights (Observatorio Cubano de Derechos Humanos – OCDH) is a nonprofit organization that describes itself as an independent, non-governmental, and non-partisan organization,[1] (Reuters new agency states that it "has received U.S. funding"),[2] dedicated to monitoring and reporting human rights violations in Cuba, documenting repression, political imprisonment, and abuses against activists and civilians.[3] Established in 2009 in Madrid Spain and based there, it is "mainly composed" of former Cuban prisoners of conscience, belonging to the Group of 75, imprisoned "in the case known as Cuba's Black Spring of 2003".[1] Its "areas of action" include political repression, violations human rights to health, employment, housing, education, and food ("social rights"); proposals to achieve economic freedom and prosperity ("economic rights"); and support for initiatives to release political prisoners and to provide humanitarian assistance to their families.[4] Some of its reports include EL ESTADO DE LOS DERECHOS SOCIALES EN CUBA (whose 8th edition came out in 2026).[5] cited by Human Rights Watch in its World Report[6] and annual reports (Informe Anual).[7] The group and/or its work has also been cited by Reuters,[2] CiberCuba,[8] ADN Cuba,[9] and Cuba Headlines.[10]

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  1. 1 2 "OCDH Quiénes somos". Observatorio Cubano de Derechos Humanos (OCDH). Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  2. 1 2 Sherwood, Dave; Fuentes, Mario. "Cuba begins releasing prisoners under scrutiny of rights groups, U.S. govt". reuters.com. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "Observatorio Cubano de Derechos Humanos". Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  4. ↑ "Áreas de acción". observacuba.org. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  5. ↑ EL ESTADO DE LOS DERECHOS SOCIALES EN CUBA (PDF) (VIII ed.). 2025. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "World Report 2026". Human Rights Watch. 2025. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  7. ↑ Informe Anual 2025: «La represión interna y transnacional ha sido la respuesta del régimen cubano a la crisis», denuncia el OCDH. OCDH. 19 February 2026. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  8. ↑ "Human rights observatory demands the release of all political prisoners following pardon in Cuba". CiberCuba. 2 April 2026. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  9. ↑ "Human rights group reports 231 repressive actions in Cuba in February". ADN. 6 March 2026. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  10. ↑ Soto, Amelia (8 February 2025). "Cuban Human Rights Group Reports Over 150 Repressive Actions in January". Cuba Headlines. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
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