Human Rights Body Files Legal Petition for Cuban Artist and Dissident Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara
Cubalex said friends and activists do not know his legal status as judicial authorities have 72 hours to respond to the habeas petition.
- On Monday, the human rights organization Cubalex filed a habeas corpus petition seeking the whereabouts of dissident artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara after his unexplained removal from Guanajay prison.
- Cuban authorities arrested Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara on July 11, 2021, during protests against blackouts. In 2022, a court sentenced him to five years in prison for public disorder, contempt, and disrespect toward national symbols.
- Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara was removed from Guanajay prison last week, two days before his sentence expired on July 9. Neither Alcántara nor activist organizations currently know his location or legal status.
- The relevant judicial authorities now have a legal deadline of 72 hours to issue a response to the petition. The Associated Press requested comment from the Cuban government, which did not immediately respond.
- Amnesty International has designated Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara a political prisoner, though the Cuban government denies this status. In October 2025, activist José Daniel Ferrer left prison and headed directly to the United States.
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Where is Cuban artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara?
Alcántara was arrested on 11 July 2021, as he attempted to join a massive protest against blackouts in Cuba. He was sentenced to five years in prison and was supposed to be released last week. Currently, his whereabouts remain unknown.
Cubalex filed a writ of habeas corpus before the Cuban courts in favour of the artist, taken from Guanajay prison on 7 July by State Security agents without informing his family
Human rights body files legal petition for Cuban artist and dissident Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara
An organization that legally advises dissidents and reports human rights violations in Cuba filed a habeas corpus petition on Monday on behalf of artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, who was expected to be released last week
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HAVANA (AP) — An organization of lawyers that usually advises opponents and denounces human rights violations in Cuba filed a “habeas corpus” appeal on Monday in favor of the artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, who must have been released last week.
Where Is Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara?
Cuban artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara’s unjust five-year sentence ended on July 9, but he is not yet free. His whereabouts are unknown. State Security agents removed him from Guanajay Prison on Tuesday, July 7, and whisked him off to an undisclosed location. His relatives say they have not been notified. Human Rights organizations have determined his current status to be a forced disappearance. Cuban activist Anamely Ramos received a phone ca…
Anamely Ramos reported live that Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara was not released after serving his sentence and remains missing in the custody of Cuban State Security.
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