Promoting Religious Freedom: A Timeless Commitment…
In today’s world, where the pursuit of human rights often finds itself in the crosshairs of political strife and societal…
Cuba remains the Western Hemisphere’s longest standing dictatorship. Cubans are isolated from other societies by sea and from one another by restrictions on freedom of movement, basic rights and opportunities.
In this island dictatorship, IRI focuses on demand-driven programs that encourage a more active and invested population prepared for a democratic future. These programs promote awareness of Cuba’s growing community of democracy activists, those laboring peacefully for a democratic opening, and respect for human rights.
IRI connects Cubans to each other and to the outside world and supports them becoming more informed citizens. IRI helps them overcome the absence of free press, the lack of internet infrastructure, and the high cost of internal and external communications. IRI supports interaction among Cubans around social, cultural, and civic themes.
By building citizen’s familiarity with civic participation, IRI creates awareness of what citizens can do to improve their local communities and hold public officials accountable, as well as help Cubans and civil society groups find ways to discuss everyday problems and propose ways to solve them.
For over a decade, IRI has conducted countrywide public opinion research in Cuba to enhance civic groups’ awareness of citizen interests and concerns. Knowledge of public opinion results have helped Cuban civic leaders propose policy alternatives based on those inputs.
In today’s world, where the pursuit of human rights often finds itself in the crosshairs of political strife and societal…
“Cuban dictator Miguel Diaz-Canel traveled to Brussels for the July 17-18 EU-Latin America Summit, acting the part of world leader…
Today, 1,046 teenagers, young adults, mothers, and fathers alike, who protested on July 11, 2021, shouting “Patria y Vida” are…
We often hear about the large amount of people being detained by authoritarian regimes. But who is behind those numbers?…
One month ago today, spontaneous protests erupted across all of Cuba. Citizens stood up against the government’s mismanagement of the…
Five months after Cuba implemented a new economic reform called “The Ordering Task,” the financial situation of Cuba’s cuentapropistas, or…
Introduction The International Republican Institute (IRI) defines a mentorship as a relationship in which a person or organization provides intentional,…
Oswaldo Payá fue padre, activista político y uno de los primeros miembros de la oposición en Cuba. Fundador del Movimiento Cristiano…