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he accepted the verdict and would not appeal. The Government stated that the judiciary has
not taken any coercive measures against Ms. Wang Qiaoling, and that she has not been
intimidated or harassed. Regarding Mr. Jiang Tianyong, the Government informed that he
was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment and three years’ deprivation of political rights for
his criminal acts and released following completion of his sentence on 28 February 2019.
The deprivation of his political rights ended in February 2022. The Government stated that
the judiciary is not taking any coercive measures against him, and that he has not been
intimidated or harassed.
8.
Cuba
57.
The case of Mr. Juan Antonio Madrazo Luna, member of the Comité Ciudadanos
por la Integración Racial (CIR), was included in the 2019, 2020 and 2021 reports of the
Secretary-General72 on allegations of travel restrictions that prevented his engagement with
the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and the Universal Periodic
Review session in 2018. The case of Ms. Marthadela Tamayo González, member of CIR
working on women’s rights, was included in the 2018 and 2021 reports of the SecretaryGeneral for the same reasons.73 According to information received by OHCHR, both Mr.
Madrazo Luna and Ms. Tamayo González have continued to suffer intimidation and
harassment by the police during the reporting period. They have reportedly been under
constant surveillance by police agents during the period. In addition, both were arbitrarily
arrested several times during the reporting period, interrogated and deprived of their liberty
for a few hours each time. It is reported that other members of the CIR have also been
intimated by the police and asked to warn Ms. Tamayo Gonzalez to discontinue her human
right work referring to her engagement with the United Nations, and to inform Mr. Madrazo
Luna that he will not be allowed to travel abroad.
58.
The case of Mr. José Ernesto Morales Estrada, of Consejería Jurídica e Instrucción
Cívica (CJIC), was included in the 2018, 2020 and 2021 reports of the Secretary-General74
on allegations of threats and a travel ban following his engagement with the United Nations
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and the Forum on Minority Issues in
2017, and interrogation following his engagement with the United Nations in Geneva in
2019. In 2020 and 2021, Mr. Morales Estrada was reportedly subjected to the arbitrary
imposition of multiple fines by police agents, allegedly with the aim of obstructing his work
and intimidating him. According to information received by OHCHR, on 6 February 2022,
he was allegedly summoned to the police station and questioned about his travels abroad in
January 2022. On 20 May 2022, the police reportedly confiscated Mr. Morales Estrada’s
driver’s license due to several unpaid fines which were reportedly arbitrarily imposed (see
above). Since that date, Mr. Morales Estrada has reportedly been unable to drive since his
license has not been returned.
58bis. On 22 July 2022, the Government responded to the note verbale sent in connection to
the present report, noting that the time provided to respond was inadequate, and rejecting the
allegations about acts of reprisals against Mr. Madrazo Luna, Ms. Tamayo Gonzalez and Mr.
Morales Estrada. The Government qualified the allegations of intimidation, harassment,
arbitrary arrest and surveillance of Mr. Madrazo Luna and Ms. Tamayo Gonzalez as
unfounded, and underlined the lack of a demonstrated link between their cooperation with
the United Nations and the alleged actions against them. The Government also rejected the
alleged harassment of Mr. Morales Estrada upon return from his travel abroad and clarified
that his driving licence had been confiscated in accordance with the law. The Government
firmly rejects the use of United Nations human rights mechanisms to channel false allegations
with the only aim of tarnishing its human rights record.
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73
74
A/HRC/39/41, Annex I, para. 25; A/HRC/42/30, Annex II, paras. 36–37; A/HRC/45/36, Annex II,
para. 39; A/HRC/48/28, Annex II paras. 33–34 and 37.
A/HRC/39/41, Annex I, para. 25 and A/HRC/48/28, Annex II paras. 33–34 and 37.
A/HRC/45/36, Annex II paras. 40–41; A/HRC/39/41, Annex I, paras. 22–23; A/HRC/48/28, Annex II
paras. 36–37.
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