Arturo Pérez de Alejo Rodríguez
| Arturo Pérez de Alejo Rodríguez | |
|---|---|
| Known for | Cuban dissident |
| Spouse(s) | Ada Moraima León Sabina[1] |
| Children | Ailén, Claudia |
Arturo Pérez de Alejo Rodríguez is a Cuban dissident and has been declared as a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International.[2]
He was president of the human rights organization Frente Escambray and activist supporter of the Varela project.[1][3] He was a member of the Democratic Action Movement, National Action Party and the Independent Democratic Front.[4]
He was imprisoned during the Black Spring in 2003 and sentenced to 20 years in prison.[2] At the time of his arrest he was president of the Escambray Human Rights Front.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "Síntesis biográfica de Arturo Pérez de Alejo Rodríguez". Payolibre.com.
- 1 2 "Cuba: One year too many: prisoners of conscience from the March 2003 crackdown". Amnesty International. 16 March 2004. Archived from the original on 2012-09-26.
- ↑ Neil Hicks, Director of International Programs. "Human rights defenders in Cuba two years after the crackdown" (PDF). Human rights first.
- ↑ "Arturo Pérez de Alejo Rodríguez, Political Prisoner of the Week".
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