Committees for the Defense of the Revolution

Committees for the Defense of the Revolution
Comités de Defensa de la Revolución
CDR emblem
Agency overview
Formed28 September 1960 (1960-09-28)
Jurisdiction Cuba
Motto¡En cada barrio, Revolución!
(English: "In every neighborhood, Revolution!")

Committees for the Defense of the Revolution (Spanish: Comités de Defensa de la Revolución), or CDR, are a network of neighborhood committees across Cuba. The organizations, described as the "eyes and ears of the Revolution," exist to help support local communities and report on "counter-revolutionary" activity. As of 2010, 8.4 million Cubans of the national population of 11.2 million were registered as CDR members.

CDRs provide community services, such as assisting in literacy and vaccination campaigns, but have been criticized for alleged human rights violations.

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