María Payá Acevedo

Rosa María Payá Acevedo
Born (1989-01-10) 10 January 1989
Havana, Cuba
Known forHuman rights activist
FatherOswaldo Payá

Rosa María Payá Acevedo (Havana, 10 January 1989) is a Cuban activist for freedom and human rights. The daughter of activist Oswaldo Payá, head of the Christian Liberation Movement, she took up much of his activist work after he was killed by Ángel Carromero on 22 July 2012; Carromero was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter,but a 2023 ruling by the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights (IACHR) holds the Cuban state responsible for the murder of Oswaldo Payá.

Since her father's murder, she and her mother have been living in the Miami area, but she frequently visits Cuba.

The 2024 documentary feature titled Night is Not Eternal, directed by Nanfu Wang, follows her journey as an activist. It won a Peabody Award at the 85th Annual Ceremony.

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