IV 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 774 
Calling for the immediate release of Cuban democracy activist Jose´ Daniel 
Ferrer and commending the efforts of Jose´ Daniel Ferrer to promote 
human rights and fundamental freedoms in Cuba. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 19, 2019 
Mr. DIAZ-BALART (for himself, Mr. SIRES, Mr. MCCAUL, Ms. WASSERMAN 
SCHULTZ, Mr. ROONEY of Florida, and Mr. SMITH of New Jersey) sub-
mitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Calling for the immediate release of Cuban democracy activ-
ist Jose´ Daniel Ferrer and commending the efforts of 
Jose´ Daniel Ferrer to promote human rights and funda-
mental freedoms in Cuba. 
Whereas Jose´ Daniel Ferrer Garcı´a is a Cuban democracy 
and human rights activist who has dedicated his life to 
promoting greater political pluralism and respect for fun-
damental freedoms in Cuba; 
Whereas Mr. Ferrer was born in Cuba on July 29, 1970, in 
the province of Santiago de Cuba; 
Whereas, in the late 1990s, Mr. Ferrer joined the Christian 
Liberation Movement (MCL), a peaceful political move-
ment led by late Cuban activist Oswaldo Paya; 
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•HRES 774 IH 
Whereas, on October 1, 2019, Mr. Ferrer was imprisoned ar-
bitrarily by Cuban authorities for his leadership of 
UNPACU and outspoken advocacy for human rights and 
democratic principles in Cuba; 
Whereas, on October 1, 2019, Cuban authorities detained 3 
other members of UNPACU, Fernando Gonza´lez Vailant, 
Jose´ Pupo Chaveco, and Roilan Zarraga Ferrer; 
Whereas a letter from Mr. Ferrer was smuggled out of prison 
stating that he had been tortured, mistreated, and denied 
proper medical attention, and that his life was put in 
danger while in detention; 
Whereas the family of Mr. Ferrer has been permitted to visit 
him only twice since he was imprisoned arbitrarily on Oc-
tober 1, 2019, and the wife of Mr. Ferrer reported that 
she saw evidence that he had been physically abused and 
mistreated; and 
Whereas, on November 28, 2019, the European Parliament 
approved a resolution condemning the arbitrary detention 
of Mr. Ferrer and calling for his immediate release: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) condemns the arbitrary imprisonment of 
leading Cuban democracy and human rights activist 
Jose´ Daniel Ferrer and calls for his immediate and 
unconditional release; 
(2) calls for Mr. Ferrer to have immediate ac-
cess to medical care and international human rights 
organizations so that they may assess prison condi-
tions and document evidence of torture; 
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•HRES 774 IH 
(3) calls for the immediate and unconditional 
release of all members of the Patriotic Union of 
Cuba (UNPACU) and all political prisoners that 
have been arbitrarily imprisoned; 
(4) commends Mr. Ferrer for his unwavering 
commitment to advance democratic principles, 
human rights, and fundamental freedoms in Cuba; 
and 
(5) recognizes the important contributions of 
UNPACU and all of its members for their efforts to 
promote greater respect for democratic principles, 
human rights, and fundamental freedoms in Cuba. 
Æ 
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