Juan Carlos Gonzбlez Leiva

Gonzбlez Leiva, President of the Human Rights Foundation of Cuba, has been incarcerated since March 4th of this year in the State Security Prison of Pedernales, Holguнn, 300 km. from Ciego de Avila.

On that day, together with 7 other human rights activists and an independent journalist, they had gone to visit another journalist, Jesъs Alvarez Castillo, whom hours before had been injured by members of the State Security and was hospitalized due the injuries they caused him. The activists, together with the wounded journalist, conducted a peaceful protest proclaiming loudly "Long live Christ the King!" "Long live free Cuba" "Long live human rights!" Shortly after, they were savagely beaten by State Security agents and paramilitary groups. The beating caused Gonzбlez Leiva 4 stitches on his head.

Afterwards, the human rights activists were sent to various prisons in the country, without even notifying their families.

This petition is for the release of Juan Carlos Gonzalez Leiva as well as those imprisoned in social injustice.