[Photo/ CiberCuba ]Editor’s Note This report is published in conjunction with Macdonald-Laurier Institute, Democratic Spaces, and Human Rights Action Group. As of December 2025, Cuba had 1,192 political prisoners in arbitrary detention (Prisoners Defenders 2025). Canadian government statements have occasionally criticized Cuban human rights violations, but these statements lack consequences. This selective application of principles undermines Canada’s credibility as a defender of human rights and democratic governance. Teich is an international human rights lawyer, a senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, and co-founder and president of Human Rights Action Group.

Source: The Guardian February 25, 2026 17:21 UTC