HIV patient was threatened due to her activism



Kirenia Garcia, an activist and HIV patient, organized a protest against the poor treatment of sick people in Guantanamo province. As a member of UNPACU, she also fights for the rights of patients and Cubans in general. On March 2, the head of sector Legra, accompanied by the state security officer Kevin, came to her home to threaten her. They told her they had seen her in a video distributing contra-revolutionary propaganda. They threatened her with losing her children, imprisonment and the loss of her home . In Cuba, similar visits are used to deter activists from demanding human rights.


Rights Abused

Civil and Political Rights
Freedom of opinion and expression
Right to seek, receive and impart information
Economic and Social Rights
Right to social and medical assistance
Perpetrator
Police
State security agents
EJHJ/43