Arturo Pérez de Alejo Rodríguez

Arturo Pérez de Alejo Rodríguez (1951 – 25 January 2017) was a Cuban dissident and had been declared as a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International.^[2]

Arturo Pérez de Alejo Rodríguez
Born	1951 Manicaragua, Villa Clara, Cuba
Died	25 January 2017 (aged 66) Miami, Florida, U.S.
Known for	Cuban dissident
Spouse	Ada Moraima León Sabina[1]
Children	Ailén, Claudia

He was president of the human rights organization Frente Escambray and activist supporter of the Varela project.^[1][3] He was a member of the Democratic Action Movement, National Action Party and the Independent Democratic Front.^[4]

He was imprisoned during the Black Spring in 2003 and sentenced to 20 years in prison.^[2] At the time of his arrest he was president of the Escambray Human Rights Front.^{[1][failed verification]}

Pérez de Alejo Rodríguez died on 25 January 2017 in Miami, Florida, U.S. at the age of 66.^[5]

References

1. "Síntesis biográfica de Arturo Pérez de Alejo Rodríguez". Payolibre.com. Archived from the original on 2003-10-25. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
2. "Cuba: One year too many: prisoners of conscience from the March 2003 crackdown". Amnesty International. 16 March 2004. Archived from the original on 2012-09-26.
3. Neil Hicks, Director of International Programs. "Human rights defenders in Cuba two years after the crackdown" (PDF). Human rights first. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-10-12.
4. "Arturo Pérez de Alejo Rodríguez, Political Prisoner of the Week".
5. "Muere en Miami el disidente cubano Arturo Pérez de Alejo, del Grupo de los 75". Hoy Los Angeles (in Spanish). 25 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.

External links

• Arturo Pérez de Alejo Rodríguez Freedom Collection interview