Dokument #1347810
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Autor)
A journalist with El Nuevo Herald,
the Spanish section of the Miami Herald, states that the
Radical Association for a Free Cuba exists and it has been in
operation for over a year now in Havana (2 Nov. 1993). According to
the source, this is a dissident group and like all opposition
groups in Cuba, it is taken seriously by the Cuban government
(ibid.). As a result, its members have been subjected to constant
surveillance by the authorities (ibid.).
Other documents consulted do not mention
the Radical Association for a Free Cuba. However, they do name
groups that have the theme of a free or liberated Cuba. News
from Americas Watch notes the existence of an organization
called Liberacion, a Christian democratic organization that calls
for the reform of the Cuban constitution (23 Feb. 1993, 16). The
members of the organization have also been subjected to arrests,
reprisals and intimidation by the authorities (ibid.).
Latin American Political Movements
also mentions the existence of what it calls a right-wing, US-based
guerrilla group by the name of Organization for the Liberation of
Cuba (1985, 89). The organization claims to be supported by wealthy
members of the Cuban community in Miami, Florida (ibid.). According
to the source, the group was involved, during the Reagan
administration, in clandestine training in guerilla warfare
(ibid.).
This response was prepared after
researching publicly accessible information currently available to
the DIRB within time constraints. This response is not, and does
not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular
claim to refugee status or asylum.
Journalist with El Nuevo Herald
[Miami]. 2 November 1993. Telephone interview.
News from Americas Watch [New
York]. 25 February 1993. Vol. 5, No. 1. "Cuba: `Perfecting' the
System of Control: Human Rights Violations in Castro's 34th
Year."
. 24 February 1992. Vol. 4, No. 1.
"Tightening the Grip: Human Rights Abuses in Cuba (August
1991-February 1992)."
Latin American Political
Movements. 1985. Edited by Ciaran O. Maolain. London: Longman
Group UK Ltd.
Amnesty International: Urgent
Action, Updates, News Releases on Cuba.
Human Rights Internet Reporter
[Cambridge, Mass]. January 1990. Vol. 13, Nos. 2 and 3. "Human
Rights Directory: Latin America and the Caribbean."
Political Handbook of the World:
1992. Edited by Arthur S. Banks. Binghamton, NY: CSA
Publications.
Revolutionary and Dissident
Movements: An International Guide. 1991. London: Longman Group
UK Ltd.