Reporters without Borders has published a list of 10 “internet enemies”: countries that actively restrict access to the internet, censor content and pursue and imprison those who upload, contribute and view content which criticises the government. There are corresponding articles detailing the legal obstacles for internet users, and the consequences for those who fall foul…
Robert C. Harding is Associate Professor and Department Head of Political Science at Valdosta State University in Georgia, USA. Dr. Harding holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in International Studies from the University of Miami (Florida, USA) as well as an M.A. in Spanish from the University of Louisville (Kentucky, USA). He is a specialist in…
Dr Carrie Gibson received her PhD in History from Cambridge University, and prior to this worked as a journalist for The Guardian and other publications. She is most currently the author of Empire’s Crossroads: A History of the Caribbean from Columbus to the Present Day (Pan Macmillan, 2014) and is currently at work on a…
Directora Refugee Law Clinic, Centro de Estudios de Derecho International Francisco Suárez Juliana Maria Vengoecheo Barrios is Director of the Refugee Law Clinic at the School of Law at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogota. Most cases are Cubans who come through Venezuela. The legal clinic has eight years of practice representing Cuban asylum seekers,…
Departmental Lecturer, University of Oxford, UK Dr Berg is an anthropologist, who has worked on Cuba and its diaspora since 1998. She is the author of ‘Diasporic Generation: Memory, Politics and Nation among Cubans in Spain’ (Berghahn Books, 2011) as well as numerous journal articles and book chapters. Dr Berg holds a DPhil degree from…
Wilfredo Allen is an attorney and member of the Florida Bar. He was a member of the Cuban American Bar association until 2008. He worked as an attorney for Human Rights in Cuba, a Non-profit organization that provided information about human rights in Cuba, presenting cases before the United Nations Human Rights Commission and meeting…
We have not yet identified any NGO or law firm that is offering refugees legal assistance in Cuba. We would welcome suggestions of individuals or organizations.