Detainees from the July 2021 protests in Cuba endured severe abuses according to a Human Rights Watch report. Testimonies reveal a range of mistreatment including beatings, solitary confinement, and inadequate access to food and medical care. The report highlights that many of the political prisoners released in January reported being subjected to unsanitary conditions and constant surveillance. Furthermore, some former detainees fear re-arrest, with at least three individuals having been rearrested after their initial release. Hundreds remain imprisoned under harsh conditions four years after the protests.
"The punishments inflicted on detainees from the protests that began on July 11, 2021, in Cuba span a wide range of abuses, according to a Human Rights Watch report."
"Protesters detained for participating in the peaceful July 2021 protests in Cuba have been subject to serious abuses in prison, states the HRW report."
"The accounts of these political prisoners describe a systematic campaign of persecution behind bars, including physical abuse by prison guards and unsanitary conditions."
"Many fear being sent back to prison, and at least three of the people released have been rearrested."
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