Treatment of illegal emigration in Cuba and Czechoslovakia [CUB0804]
Reports indicate that in both Czechoslovakia and Cuba, those
attempting to leave the country without authorization are subject
to imprisonment. [
Amnesty Report 1988, (London: Amnesty
International, 1988), pp. 106, 196-197;
Country Reports on Human
Rights Practices for 1988, (Washington: U.S. Department of
State, 1989), pp. 527-528.] However, no indication on the criteria
for adjudicating sentences is given. For further information,
please see the following attached documents:
-Country Reports on Human Rights
Practices for 1988, (Washington: U.S. Department of State,
1989), pp. 527-528, 1026-1027.
-The imprisonment of persons seeking to
leave a country or to return to their own country,(London: Amnesty
International, 1986), pp. 7-8.