[JURIST] Nilo Jerez, a former political prisoner in Cuba [JURIST news archive], sued Fidel Castro [Wikipedia profile] and his government Thursday claiming he had been rendered sterile after having been repeatedly tortured with drugs and electric shocks in the early 1970s. Jerez stated that he still suffers from "distress, anxiety, fear and apprehension" as a result of the treatment, said to have occurred at Mazorra, a Havana psychiatric hosptial which housed political dissidents. Jerez was incarcerated there for three-months. In 2002, Jerez testified against a nurse and described the horrors of his living conditions [Miami Herald report] and the electroshock treatment he received. Jerez told reporters "[i]t is time to have justice." John Gaebe, an attorney for Jerez, said the case represents "an effort to shine a light on what is going on in Cuba." Gaebe noted that even if he wins, Jerez may have trouble collecting the $50 million in damages he is seeking. AP has more.