Fue arrestado durante la Primavera Negra en 2003 y recibió una sentencia de 28 años por su trabajo con el proyecto Varela , una iniciativa cívica que pide reformas democráticas en Cuba.
Al salir de la sala, un miembro de la turba golpeó con un martillo a Luis Enrique Ferrer García , y su madre y su hermana fueron arrojadas violentamente al suelo. [1]
To protest his unjust imprisonment, especially severe prison conditions and mistreatment by prison authorities, Ferrer García has engaged in numerous hunger strikes throughout his detention, often leaving him very ill and weak. He was the victim of numerous physical assaults by security guards and violent prisoners. According to Human Rights First, attacks are believed to be encouraged by prison authorities to harass and intimidate him.[1]
Garcia is the official representative of the Cuban Patriotic Union UNPACU outside of Cuba, the same organization that Wilmar Villar Mendoza belonged to. His brother, Jose Daniel Ferrer Garcia is the founder and official representative of UNPACU inside the island.[3][4]
Habló en la Cumbre de Ginebra por los Derechos Humanos y la Democracia en marzo de 2011 sobre el tema "El derecho contra el arresto arbitrario". [5]