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May 22, 2012

Cuban human rights activist Ivonne Mallezo nominated for Front Line Defenders Human Rights Award

6a00d8341c54f053ef0154382e1a0c970c-pi (354×400)Ivonne Mallezo

Out of 107 nominees, Cuban human rights activist and former political prisoner Ivonne Mallezo is one of five finalists for the prestigious Front Line Defenders Human Rights Award.

Front Line Defenders sums up the case in support:

In Cuba, Ivonne Mallezo Galano has been repeatedly detained by the authorities for promoting human rights and democracy. On 30th November 2011 following a peaceful protest in the Fraternidad Park in Havana where she was part of a group that displayed a white sheet that read: “Down with Hunger, Misery, and Poverty”. She was subjected to 51 days of cruel and degrading treatment in prison before her release on January 20, 2012. Two days after her release in January she was back together with the Ladies in White (Damas de Blanca) participating in their regular Sunday march on 22nd January in the streets of Havana. During the recent visit of the Pope to Cuba, Ivonne was one of the human rights defenders rounded up and detained throughout the pontiff’s visit.

6a00d8341c54f053ef0162fdb059e0970d-pi (300×300)Mallezo and others unfurl protest banner.

Read more about Mallezo here.

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