Maria Elena Cruz Varela (poet)
Date: 1991
Region: Central America and the Caribbean
Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion
Medium: Literature
Artist: Maria Elena Cruz Varela
Confronting Bodies: Cuban government under Fidel Castro
Dates of Action: November 19, 1991
Location: Cuba
Description of Artwork: Cruz Varela is a poet and human rights activist who is a leader of a Cuban democratic coalition called Criterio Alternativo, a known group of anti-Castro intellectuals.
The Incident:
Results of Incident: Unknown.
Source: Human Rights Watch/Americas Watch