The figure of femicides in Cuba this year it rose to 45, according to the count of independent activists, after the report of the murder of a teacher in the province of Guantanamo.
The woman, 40 years old and named Yinet Labañino Acosta, was murdered on December 8 in her home in the community of Cabacú, in the Guantanamo municipality of Baracoa, according to the feminist platforms Yo Sí Te Creo en Cuba and Alas Tensas.
They state that the victim was the mother of two minor daughters, who were also orphaned by their father.
According to the activists, the alleged aggressor also murdered the teacher’s husband and father of the minors “for issues related to machismo and misogyny”, for which it was also recorded by them as a “murder of a man for gender reasons.”
With this, there are two events of this type recorded by both platforms in 2025 on the island.
Second report in two days
Just one day before, I Yes I Believe in Cuba and Alas Tensas had reported another sexist murder, in Madruga, Mayabeque.
The victim in that case was a 26-year-old girl named Elianne Reyes Gómez, who died at the hands of her partner on December 7, also in her home. The woman, furthermore, left a young daughter.
In their new report, the feminists also cite 16 attempted femicides, while pointing out that they have three cases requiring access to police investigation.
In addition, they claim to investigate seven other events in the provinces of Santiago de Cuba, Camagüey, Artemisa, Villa Clara and Granma.
Cuban authorities have declared “zero tolerance” against sexist violence, although reports of cases of this type are not frequent in state media and are usually limited to the capture or prosecution of alleged murderers.
The Cuban Government confirmed that the courts identified a total of 76 women murdered by their partners, ex-partners or other people in trials held last year. In trials held in 2023, 110 victims were registered.
This year, the island’s authorities announced a national system for “registration, attention, follow-up and monitoring” of sexist violence in the country, as well as the launch of the “No more” campaign, focused on the prevention and response to aggressive acts against women.
EFE / OnCuba
