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CUBALEX Denounced an Increase in Prisoner Deaths in Cuban Prisons
The organization reported dozens of deaths on the island and attributed most of the cases to systematic negligence. The issue also surfaced amid discussions over possible negotiations between the United States and Cuba.
The NGO CUBALEX denounced, according to Telemundo 51, an increase in the deaths of people detained in prisons in Cuba in recent years. According to its records, between 2022 and 2024, 46 deaths were documented, while between 2024 and 2026, at least 86 were reported.
The organization’s executive director, Laritza Diversent, said in an interview cited by Telemundo 51 that the group has been tracking these cases since 2022 and links them to a pattern of state responsibility for conditions in the prison system.
For CUBALEX, most of the deaths are not due to unavoidable natural causes, but rather to what it describes as systematic negligence. The organization says many inmates fall ill, deteriorate and die without access to timely or specialized medical care.
Telemundo 51 also noted that human rights organizations are bringing this issue into the debate in the context of possible negotiations between the United States and Cuba. Among the demands is the release of prisoners, especially those in vulnerable situations.
According to what was stated in the interview, the Cuban government would not be willing to move forward on that point. In that context, the complaints add to international criticism of the human rights situation on the island and the conditions of the prison system.
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