Cuban Voices: Rights, Reality and the Rule of Law

FEATURING A KEYNOTE BY

• José Daniel Ferrer García - Cuban Human Rights Advocate and Political Dissident

WITH

• Candice Balmori, Esq. - Attorney at Weiss Serota Helfman Cole + Bierman and Director of the Cuban American Bar Association
• Aldo M. Leiva, Esq. - Attorney and Member of the Cuban American Bar Association
• Rosa María Payá Acevedo - Founder of Cuba Decide, Cuban Democracy Activist, and Human Rights Defender
• Edgar Stuardo Ralón Orellana - Commissioner for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights of the Organization of American States

MODERATED BY

• Patricia Sánchez Abril, J.D. - Interim Dean of the School of Law and Professor of Business Law at the Miami Herbert Business School at the University of Miami

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Join us for a conversation on the role of Cuba’s civil society and the importance of documenting and preserving its voices.

The program will open with a compilation of interview excerpts from Cuban activists, culminating with recent oral history testimony and a keynote address from José Daniel Ferrer García.

Panelists will explore the challenges faced by civil society on the island, recent legal developments that impact free expression and association, and the international mechanisms working to protect these rights. The discussion will also highlight the Cuban Heritage Collection’s role in safeguarding testimonies, stories, and cultural expressions that reflect the resilience and realities of the Cuban people, both on the island and in exile.

This event is co-sponsored by the Amigos of the Cuban Heritage Collection, the Cuban American Bar Association, and the University of Miami School of Law in affiliation with the Human Rights in the Americas Symposium. Interpretation services will be provided by Magna Legal Services.