Arturo Pérez de Alejo Rodríguez | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1951 Manicaragua, Villa Clara, Cuba |
| Died | 25 January 2017 (aged 66) |
| Known for | Cuban dissident |
| Spouse | Ada Moraima León Sabina[1] |
| Children | Ailén, Claudia |
Arturo Pérez de Alejo Rodríguez (1951 – 25 January 2017) was a Cuban dissident and had 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]
Pérez de Alejo Rodríguez died on 25 January 2017 in Miami, Florida, U.S. at the age of 66.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 "Síntesis biográfica de Arturo Pérez de Alejo Rodríguez". Payolibre.com. Archived from the original on 2003-10-25. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
- 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-10-12.
- ↑ "Arturo Pérez de Alejo Rodríguez, Political Prisoner of the Week".
- ↑ "Muere en Miami el disidente cubano Arturo Pérez de Alejo, del Grupo de los 75". Hoy Los Angeles (in Spanish). 25 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
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