Last Change:

05/12/2025

Constitution of the Republic of Cuba

Year: 2019

Type: Domestic law

Rights Category: Asylum, Education, Freedom of movement, Health, Housing, land & property, Liberty & security of person, Nationality & facilitated naturalization, Social protection, Work & Workplace rights, Family life, Documentation

Link to external source: https://www.refworld.org/legal/legislation/natlegbod/1992/es/36480?prevDestination=search&prevPath=/search?keywords=constitution&order=desc&sm_country_name%5B%5D=Cuba&sort=score&ss_collection_name%5B%5D=Legal+Instruments&result=result-36480-en
Description

The Constitution is the highest source of law in the country.  It establishes the political, social, and economic foundations of the State, the rights, duties, and guarantees of citizens, and the creation, functions, and powers of the organs of state power and administration, both national and local.

Selected provisions
Constitution of the Republic of Cuba - Generic

Constitution of the Republic of Cuba - Generic

Artículo 13 - Right to asylum

La República de Cuba concede asilo a los perseguidos por sus ideales o
luchas por los derechos democráticos, contra el imperialismo, el fascismo, el colonialismo y el neocolonialismo; contra la discriminación y el racismo; por la liberación nacional; por los derechos y reivindicaciones de los trabajadores, campesinos y estudiantes; por sus actividades políticas, científicas, artísticas y literarias progresistas, por el socialismo y la paz.