Cuba
Subtitle: one year too many : prisoners of conscience from the March 2003 crackdown
Contributors: Amnesty International. International Secretariat
Publisher: International Secretariat
Published: 2004
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: Political prisoners; Dissenters; Human rights
Other titles: One year too many : prisoners of conscience from the March 2003 crackdown.
Description: "In the space of a few days beginning on 18 March 2003, the Cuban authorities arrested scores of dissidents in targeted sweeps. Some were subsequently released, but 75 of them were subjected to hasty and manifestly unfair trials in early April and quickly sentenced to long prison terms of up to 28 years. Most appealed their sentences, but the appeals were rejected. This report examines the prison conditions in which the prisoners of conscience, including allegations of ill-treatment and ill-health."--Publisher website.
Notes: "March 2004."

"AI Index: AMR 25/005/2004."

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Overview of the situation of the 75 prisoners of conscience arrested in March 2003; title: Recommendations to the Cuban government: Prison conditions and treatment of prisoners; The detention of prisoners of conscience; International human rights instruments; title: Appendix: 75 prisoners of conscience: updates.