The Cuban Democratic Directorate (Directorio Democrático Cubano) is a nongovernmental organization that supports the human rights movement in Cuba.
Originally drafted in 1998 ahead of Pope John Paul II's trip to Cuba, the 10-point document calls for, among other things, free elections on the island and the release of political prisoners.
Founded in 1990 at the International Congress of Cuban Youth for a Free Cuba in Miami Beach, the Directorio began primarily as an organization of students and professionals in their 20s and 30s who wanted to contribute to the fall of the socialist government on the island.
[7] The Directorio actively represents the interests of the Cuban opposition movement before international human rights organizations and foreign governments.
[8] The Directorio frequently participates in conferences and programs organized by Václav Havel's International Committee for Democracy in Cuba.