Update: CUBA: PRISONER OF CONSCIENCE AT RISK

José Daniel Ferrer García, leader of the unofficial political opposition group “Patriotic Union of Cuba,” who was arrested on July 11, 2021, in the context of island-wide protests and has been imprisoned ever since is once again being held with limited access to the outside world. According to his family, he intends to initiate a hunger strike as an extreme measure in demand of his rights. He is a prisoner of conscience who must be released immediately and unconditionally.

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SAMPLE LETTER Dear Mr. President, I am writing about José Daniel Ferrer García, leader of the unofficial political opposition group “Patriotic Union of Cuba,” who according to his family has been held in solitary confinement since August 14, 2021, with segregation from other prisoners and very limited access to the outside world. José Daniel Ferrer García was last able to communicate with his family by telephone on June 4, 2022, and was last permitted only a 10-minute visit with his wife on October 11, 2022, according to his family. Additionally, his family told Amnesty International he has been held in a cell separated from other prisoners since August 2021. Prolonged solitary confinement, segregation from other prisoners, may violate the prohibition of torture and other ill-treatment, particularly when combined with isolation from the outside world, and facilitates torture or other ill-treatment. In some circumstances, including this one, it can itself constitute torture or other ill-treatment. Detained on July 11, 2021, before he reached island-wide mass protests, José Daniel Ferrer García, is a prisoner of conscience, imprisoned solely for his consciously held beliefs. I call on you to immediately release him and pending that, allow his family regular visits and communication with him. Sincerely, [YOUR NAME] ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

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