Nelson Aguiar Ramírez
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Nelson Aguiar Ramírez is a Cuba
n dissident. He was arrested and sentenced to 13 years in jail during the Black Spring
in 2003. Amnesty International
has declared him as a prisoner of conscience. He is president of the unofficial Partido Ortodoxo de Cuba (Cuban Orthodox Party).
He is an electrician by trade.
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 dissident. He was arrested and sentenced to 13 years in jail 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...
in 2003. 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...
has declared him as a prisoner of conscience. He is president of the unofficial Partido Ortodoxo de Cuba (Cuban Orthodox Party).
He is an electrician by trade.
External links
- Síntesis biográfica de Nelson Aguiar Ramírez at Payolibre.com
See also
- Black Spring (Cuba)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...