Havana, Cuba, Jan 16, 2006 / 22:00 pm
The President of the Cuban Foundation for Human Rights, Juan Carlos Gonzalez Leiva, who is blind, is denouncing the psychological torture he is being subjected to by agents of the Cuban government, who have surrounded his house since January 12.
In a message sent to CNA, Gonzalez Leiva said the government is trying to force him to leave the country before March 4, when his sentence of house arrest will expire.
“My home is under military siege and I am a victim of violent acts carried out and controlled by soldiers from the Cuban government and from the State Security force of the Ciego de Avila province, where I reside,” he stated.
In his letter González Leiva said he was without water, food and electricity and that phone service is intermittent. Outside government agents have set up huge speakers which are blasting music into his home 24 hours a day, making it impossible to sleep or rest. Agents have also organized small bands of delinquents and university students who stand in front of his home and shout government slogans over the massive PA system.