Erik Cartelle | Foundation for Human Rights in Cuba

Punishment, Not Concessions: How to Truly Help the Cuban People

Enough international favors to Castroism, it must be punishedCastroism must be confronted and the people supportedCastroism must be punished, enough with the concessionsEnough helping Castroism and not the Cuban peopleIt is time to help the people and not the Castro...

What Is the Communist Party of Cuba For?

If you asked an average Cuban with functioning neurons the question in the title, without thinking much, they would answer:The Communist Party of Cuba only serves to repress, instill fear, manipulate reality, lie, starve, make Cubans suffer, and overwhelm them with...

Food donations prevent Cubans from starving

The fact that in Burkina Faso, Chad, South Sudan, Niger, Cameroon, Mali, Haiti, Bangladesh, Yemen, Sri Lanka, and other countries in Africa and Asia, millions in international food donations are received surprises no one—it’s not news. But it is news, and shameful,...

This is an ideal moment to squeeze the Castroist ‘sandwich’

The tightening of U.S. sanctions and the rise of internal pressure has dislocated the Castroist dictatorial elite. Cuba in the 1950s:”Down with Batista!” “Down with the dictatorship!” “Long live free Cuba!” “Batista...

The More Graffiti on Walls, the More Pressure on the Castro Regime

Slogans on Walls Increase Castroist Nervousness “Down with Batista! Down with the dictatorship! Long live free Cuba!” These three slogans appeared daily on walls and buildings throughout Cuba in the 1950s. I was a witness to it.Since Batista’s censorship...