René Gómez Manzano
René Gómez Manzano | |
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| Born | 19 December 1943 |
| Occupation | Defense lawyer |
| Organization(s) | Corriente Agramontista Internal Dissidence Working Group Assembly to Promote Civil Society in Cuba |
| Known for | Democracy activism, 1997-2000 and 2005-2007 imprisonments |
| Awards | ABA International Human Rights Award (1997) |
René de Jesús Gómez Manzano (born 19 December 1943 in Havana) is a Cuban dissident known for his essay "The Homeland Belongs to All", which he co-wrote with Marta Beatriz Roque, Vladimiro Roca, and Felix Bonne, as well as his repeated imprisonment by the Cuban government. Amnesty International has named him to be a prisoner of conscience three times.