The measures to re-educate are based on Art. 74-78 of the Cuban Penal Law. Ant nez refused to participate and protested on several occasions against prison conditions or the Cuban government. As a consequence guards restricted visits with family members and subjected relatives to harassment. In July 1999 Ant nez was transferred to a punishment cell in the prison Nieves Morejon, Sancti Spiritus province.
Prisoners report crowded cells and poor hygienic conditions.
It is also known that many cells are completely dark. The ISHR requests to the Human Rights Commission to re-nominate a Special Rapporteur for the human rights in Cuba.