Antonio Augusto Villareal Acosta
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Antonio Augusto Villarreal Acosta a Cuba
n economist, librarian, and Varela project
coordinator. He published reports about problems of the transport facilities, the food supply and the housing shortage.
He was imprisoned in 2003 during the Black Spring
. Amnesty International
declared him as a prisoner of conscience
. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
In 2007, International Society for Human Rights
reported that he is in an acutely critical condition, having lost 60% of his former weight.
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
n economist, librarian, and Varela project
Varela Project
The Varela Project is a project that was started in 1998 by Oswaldo Payá of the Christian Liberation Movement and named after Felix Varela, a Cuban religious leader...
coordinator. He published reports about problems of the transport facilities, the food supply and the housing shortage.
He was imprisoned in 2003 during the Black Spring
Black Spring (Cuba)
Black Spring refers to the 2003 crackdown on Cuban dissidents. The government imprisoned 75 dissidents, that included 29 journalists, as well as librarians, human rights activists, and democracy activists, on the basis that they were acting as agents of the United States by accepting aid from...
. Amnesty International
Amnesty International
Amnesty International is an international non-governmental organisation whose stated mission is "to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights, and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated."Following a publication of Peter Benenson's...
declared him as a prisoner of conscience
Prisoner of conscience
Prisoner of conscience is a term defined in Peter Benenson's 1961 article "The Forgotten Prisoners" often used by the human rights group Amnesty International. It can refer to anyone imprisoned because of their race, religion, or political views...
. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
In 2007, International Society for Human Rights
International Society for Human Rights
The International Society for Human Rights is an international non-governmental, non-profit human rights organization with Participative Status with the Council of Europe and is a member of the Liaison Committee of the Non-Governmental Organisations at the Council of Europe...
reported that he is in an acutely critical condition, having lost 60% of his former weight.