The Cuban Observatory of Human Rights (Observatorio Cubano de Derechos Humanos – OCDH) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to monitoring and reporting human rights violations in Cuba, documenting repression, political imprisonment, and abuses against activists and civilians.
Established in 2009 in Madrid Spain and based there, it is "mainly composed" of former Cuban prisoners of conscience, belonging to the Group of 75, imprisoned "in the case known as Cuba's Black Spring of 2003". Its "areas of action" include political repression, violations human rights to health, employment, housing, education, and food ("social rights"); proposals to achieve economic freedom and prosperity ("economic rights"); and support for initiatives to release political prisoners and to provide humanitarian assistance to their families. Some of its reports include EL ESTADO DE LOS DERECHOS SOCIALES EN CUBA (whose 8th edition came out in 2026). cited by Human Rights Watch in its World Report and annual reports (Informe Anual). The group and/or its work has also been cited by Reuters, CiberCuba, ADN Cuba, and Cuba Headlines.
The organization receives funding from the United States government. According to the Department of State, the organization received $1,450,048 in foreign assistance as of 2025.
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