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Maribel


Age	30
Gender	Female
Role	Researcher
Skills	Documents human rights violations and collects witness and survivor testimonies.
Base Location	Cuba

Being able to capture evidence and instantly share it via cellular data means I never miss documenting human rights abuses, even while traveling.


	Maribel is a researcher at an NGO in Cuba.
	She collects social media data to document abuses and conducts interviews to compile witness testimonies.
	Maribel uses a Samsung phone to capture and share evidence.
	She uses cellular data to connect to the internet on her phone. She connects to the internet using WiFi and a VPN when using her computer.

Maribel works to document human rights abuses in Cuba to preserve survivor stories and educate others about what is happening in the country

Maribel works from a home office in Cuba but often travels to collect witness testimonies.

A lack of access to government information by the state. Available records are often untrustworthy or incomplete
Concerned that a bad actor could access her files
Various digital threats, including cyber-surveillance, disinformation, defamation, and hacking
Faces the risk of arbitrary detainment and extensive prison sentences.
Concerned that if she leaves Cuba, government officials could prohibit re-entry to the country
Worries that her family in Cuba may be targeted because of her work and subjected to interrogation, imprisonment, and surveillance