Cuba Archive - Case 10

Case ID: 10

Title: N/A

First name: Manuel

Last name: Rodríguez Hernández

Suffix: N/A

Aliases: El viejito

Name also reported as: N/A

Age: N/A

Gender: Male

Date of Birth: N/A

Civil Status: Unknown

Date of death/disappearance: Day:29 / Year:1988

Citizenship: Cuba

Last known address: N/A

Last known city: Havana

Last known province-TOD: Ciudad de La Habana

Last known province current: Ciudad de La Habana

Last known country: Cuba

Location death-address: N/A

Location of death - city: Havana

Location of death province - at TOD: Ciudad de La Habana

Location of death province - current: Ciudad de La Habana

Location of death - country: Cuba

Trial held?: Yes

Docket Number: N/A

Sentence details: 30 years of prison

Arrest or detention at time of death: No

Date of arrest: N/A

Imprisoned/Detained: Location: N/A

How long imprisoned/detained: N/A

Death attributed to: Castro regime

Death attribution detail: N/A

Associated Event: N/A

Case description:

Had been conspiring against the Castro government as a member of the "30 de noviembre" opposition group. Was sentenced to 30 years, but prison conditions affected his health severely, he was transferred to the Calixto García hospital and later discharged, having served  7.5 years. He lived several years after that, but never recovered.
His wife was handicapped and was left to care alone and without work for a 7 year old son. The other son, age 17, was arrested and sentenced to 17 years in prison for participating in the same conspiracy, of which he was innocent. He died in prison after serving 18 years of an alleged accident.
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Había estado conspirando contra el gobierno de Castro como miembro del grupo de oposición "30 de noviembre". Fue condenado a 30 años, pero las condiciones de reclusión afectaron gravemente su salud, fue trasladado al hospital Calixto García y posteriormente dado de alta, habiendo cumplido 7.5 años. Vivió varios años después de eso, pero nunca se recuperó. Su esposa estaba discapacitada y se quedó sola y sin trabajo para cuidar de un hijo de 7 años. El otro hijo, de 17 años, fue detenido y condenado a 17 años de prisión por participar en la misma conspiración, a pesar de que era inocente. Murió en prisión luego de cumplir 18 años de un presunto accidente.

Sources: Conflict of Evidence:

Violation Status: Confirmed with primary source(s)

Cause of Death: - Medical condition/Denial of medical care

Occupations: - N/A

External Files: N/A

Relatives in Archive: - Child in Case 6370: Guillermo Rodríguez Lestón

Victim Type: - Prisoner / Detainee: Recently released

Affiliations: - Movimiento 30 de noviembre

Other Victims Same Event: N/A

Case Record - Manuel Rodríguez Hernández