Cuba: Journalism without Democracy

Invited to Buenos Aires by CADAL and elToque, Abraham Calás Torres attended the Conference on the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Totalitarianism and gave a presentation to students of the School of Communication of Universidad Austral.

Book presentation in Santiago de Chile: «75 años de la Declaración Universal de Derechos Humanos: Miradas desde Cuba»

It was held at the Gabriela Mistral University and the speakers were Camila Rodríguez, Ricardo Brodsky, Mariana Aylwin and Gabriel C. Salvia.

International claims regarding the human rights situation in Cuba

Camila Rodríguez, Rubén Chababo and Gabriel Salvia analyzed the outcome of the last review of Cuba at the UN Human Rights Council.

Cuba: Renewed protests and human rights violations

Under the auspices of CADAL and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation Montevideo a conference was held with a panel consisting of Camila Rodriguez, Director of Justicia 11J; Inés Pousadela, Senior Researcher of CIVICUS; Jorge Valdés, Cubanos Libres de Uruguay and Daniel Buquet, political scientist, Universidad de la República. The discussion was moderated by Gabriel C. Salvia, General Director of CADAL.

Václav Havel: international solidarity with Cuban democrats

CADAL closed its 2022 event series in the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Buenos Aires.

Cuban activist Carolina Barrero visited the Southern Cone

Invited by CADAL, the art historian and human rights defender forced into exile, visited Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Chile between June 12 and July 3.

One Year after 9/11: Art and Resistance in Cuba

We were at the Legislative Palace of Uruguay, together with Carolina Barrero -activist and art historian, Tamara Taraciuk Broner -Interim Director for the Americas of Human Rights Watch, Gloria Rodríguez -Senator of the Republic of Uruguay, and Matilde Antía -Mayor of the Municipality CH, a few days after a year since Cubans took to the streets to make themselves heard, asking for freedom, better living conditions, medicine, food and dignity. We were also accompanied by Diana Arévalo - Consultant in Freedom of Artistic Expression of CADAL, in moderation. The right to freedom of expression and peaceful protest are NOT a crime. Let»s not be complicit in the silence that dictatorships seek.

Art and resistance in Cuba: the history of a citizen’s uprising

The Fernando Henrique Cardoso Foundation and CADAL organized this meeting with Carolina Barrero in São Paulo, Brazil, moderated by Sergio Fausto.

Cuban independent filmmaker Miguel Coyula participated in BAFICI

From April 20 to 29, filmmaker Miguel Coyula took part in the Buenos Aires Independent Film Festival, with the introduction of his fiction feature film Corazón Azul. Then, from April 29 to May 1, he was invited to FANTASPOA in Porto Alegre. For the first time in the history of BAFICI an independent Cuban filmmaker takes part in the festival.

Cuba and Argentina: the experience within feminist activism

Feminist activism in Latin America has increased its relevance and visibility during this age. Proceeding this time, referents from Argentina and Cuba talked about their main struggles and challenges. We have the presence of María Matienzo (Cuba), Hilda Landrove (Cuba), Pola Oloixarac (Argentina), and Mercedes Funes (Argentina), who pleaded: State violence against women activists; femicides; limitations imposed on women in the workplace, glass ceiling; ideological appropriation of certain issues on the feminist agenda; and the rights of women in law and practice. The virtual conversation moderation was in command of Cecilia Noce, Coordinator of the Project for the Defense of the Freedom of Artistic Expression, CADAL.

Diasporas in Latin America: Cuba and Venezuela (testimonials)

Diasporas in Latin America: Cuba and Venezuela (speakers)

Diasporas in Latin America: Cuba and Venezuela

Different perspectives were analyzed and quantitative data were presented by Tomás Páez and Jorge Duany. In addition, Carlos Aníbal Alonso shared his personal experience. Likewise, Enrique del Risco, Melba Escobar and Carolina Amoroso analyzed stories of Venezuelan migrants in their countries. ⁠ The moderation was in charge of Magdalena López, specialist in culture and literature in the Hispanic Caribbean.

Experiences and challenges of data gathering in Cuba

Bárbara Maceda –Project Inventory-, Norgés Rodriguez –Yucabyte-, Laritza Diversent –Cubalex- and Mario Lleonart –Instituto Patmos- were the exhibitors of this virtual event. Based on the experience of the four organizations, the difficulties and challenges surrounding access to information in Cuba were analyzed. Latin American experts in open data participated actively, through very valuable contributions: Eduard Borregón (Power - Mexico), Juan Manuel Casanueva (SocialTic- Mexico), Ana Carolina Alpírez (Eye with my Pisto - Guatemala), Juliana Galvis - Datasketch (Colombia) and Romina Colman (LNData - Argentina). The event was moderated by Juan Ignacio Belbis (ILDA - Argentina). AprilVarious perspectives were analyzed and there were quantitative data presented by Tomás Páez and Jorge Duany. In addition, Carlos Aníbal Alonso shared his personal experience. Also, Enrique del Risco, Melba Escobar, and Carolina Amoroso analyzed stories of Venezuelan migrants in their countries. The moderation was in charge of Magdalena López, a specialist in culture and literature in the Hispanic Caribbean.

Fidel Castro, the last «catholic king»

CADAL held a virtual presentation about the book written by the Italian historian and academic CADAL's advisor, Loris Zanatta, in a dialogue with the historian and Academic Director of CADAL, Sabrina Ajmechet, and the Cuban historian and political activist Manuel Cuesta Morúa. In his book, recently published in Argentina, Zanatta explains how the Latin populism of anti-liberal roots, communism, and the Christian utopia merged in Castro's ideology, including how he marked the life of Cubans under a totalitarian state and a subsistence economy.

The Executive Director of Cubalex visited Buenos Aires

The Cuban lawyer and activist Laritza Diversent, Executive Director of Cubalex, currently in exile in the United States, visited Buenos Aires between March 7 and 14, 2020. During her stay in the city, she met with a group of National Deputies, the authorities of the Buenos Aires Bar Association, representatives of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, participated in a workshop with other activists from the region and in a public conference on challenges to human rights activism in Latin America. During her stay in the capital of Argentina, Diversent was interviewed by Clarín and Infobae.

Challenges faced by human rights activism in Latin America

Within the framework of its 17° anniversary, the Center for the Opening and Development of Latin America (CADAL) organized a conference at the Feir’s Park Hotel, in Buenos Aires. Among the exhibitors of the event were José Miguel Vivanco, Director of Human Rights Watch's Americas división; Laritza Diversent, Cubalex’s Executive Director; Marino Alvarado Betancourt, PROVEA’s Research Coordinator, and Natalie Southwick, CPJ's South and Central Americas Program Coordinator. Sabrina Ajmechet, CADAL’s Academic Council Director, was the chairperson, while Brian Schapira, CADAL’s Institutional Relations Director, was in charge of the opening.

CADAL at the 7th Latin American Think Tanks Summit

Hernán Alberro, Program Director of the Center for the Opening and Development of Latin America (CADAL), participated as guest at the 7th Latin American Think Tanks Summit that took place from September 23 to 25 in Bogotá. CADAL was one of the three think tanks in Argentina invited to participate in the meeting that brought together 80 representatives from different organizations in the region.

OAS Assembly in Medellín

CADAL was represented at the 49th General Assembly of the Organization of American States, held from June 26 to June 28 in the city of Medellin, Colombia, by its Director General, Gabriel Salvia, the Cuban political activist Manuel Cuesta Morúa and the journalist Hugo Machín, Special Editor of the Latin Analysis portal.