Cuban citizen threatened and fired for talking about the cuban reality



Between 8th and 10th August 8 of 2018, a Cuban citizen who worked in the TRD currency store, owned by the military, was summoned by the store manager for expressing her opinion on the current situation of the country and the life of the Cuban people. Shortly after she was summoned by the Department of State Security (DSE) where she received threats. On August 22 of the same year, the citizen was fired, alleging that she did not qualify to work in such a store.


Rights Abused

Civil and Political Rights
Freedom of opinion and expression
Economic and Social Rights
Right to work
Perpetrator
Ministry of the Interior
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