HAVANA, June 13 (Reuters) - The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has found the Cuban government responsible in the deaths of democracy activists Oswaldo Paya and Harold Cepero in a 2012 car accident, saying it had concluded that state agents were involved in the incident.
The commission's report, released on Monday, also said the government had violated the two men's rights to life, honour and freedom of expression.
It said the commission had "identified sufficient serious evidence to conclude that State agents had been involved in the deaths of Payá and Cepero".
Friends, family and fellow dissidents, as well as international human rights groups, have long accused the Cuban government of causing the crash, a charge it denies.
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights is an autonomous organ of the Organization of American States (OAS), a group the Cuban government brands an imperialist instrument of the United States.
Persons:
Oswaldo Paya, Harold Cepero, Angel Carromero, —, Cepero, Dave Sherwood, Angus MacSwan
Organizations:
Inter, American, Human Rights, Cuban, Organization of American States, Thomson
Locations:
HAVANA, Cuba, Cuban, Paya, United States