UNPACU | Foundation for Human Rights in Cuba

President Obama meets with Dissidents in Havana

As published in Diario de Cuba, yesterday, “the President of the United States, Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry met with a group of Cuban dissidents at the headquarters of the US Embassy in Havana.”The Spanish daily mentioned that, “at...

Letter from Cuban Opposition Group to U.S. President Barack Obama on Cuba Visit

The Patriotic Union of Cuba gives a warm welcome to President Barack Obama to the largest of the Antilles. The Patriotic Union of Cuba, UNPACU, welcomes the news of the visit of U.S. President Barack Obama to Cuba. On behalf of our organization and thousands of...

Cuba “Crackdown” on Human Rights Day

Following is an excerpt as originally published by Amnesty International:Cuban human rights activists are at increased risk of detention or harassment from the authorities amid demonstrations on International Human Rights Day, 10 December, said Amnesty International...

#TodosMarchamos Campaign Continues Despite Ongoing Repression by Cuban Government Forces

(Foto Courtesy: Hana Jakrlova / Photographer / www.hanajakrlovaphoto.com)As published in CubaNet, “On Sunday special [Cuban] troops from the Ministry of the Interior and official groups dressed as civilians repressed and arrested the Ladies in White and their...

Pope’s Bodyguard in Cuba Helped Cuban Activists Reach the Pontiff: “Run and Tell Him.”

According Marti News, “the three activists from Cuba’s Patriotic Union (UNPACU) that had been held in detention since September 20th for approaching Pope Francis in Cuba’s Plaza of the Revolution, were released on Monday afternoon, but must still...