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UN experts qualify the blockade of Cuba as a violation of human rights

UN experts qualify the blockade as a violation of human rights

The government of Washington has not yet responded to the interpellations received from the Human Rights Council

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april 3, 2024 08:04:21

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The U.S. blockade against Cuba has been qualified as a serious violation of International Law. This was made known by the special rapporteurs of the United Nations Human Rights Council on the Right to Food, the Right to Development, Extreme Poverty and the Negative Impact of Unilateral Coercive Measures on the Enjoyment of Human Rights.
In an unprecedented communication, quoted by the Cuban Foreign Ministry, they point out the aggravation caused by the inclusion of the Island in the list of countries sponsoring terrorism, which also undermines the principle of non-intervention in internal affairs, the principle of sovereign equality of States, and the obligation to settle disputes by peaceful means.
According to the communiqué, once the 60-day privacy period for this type of information has expired, the joint letter sent in January to the U.S. Government by the experts has been made public, who affirm that the unilateral coercive measures applied against Cuba are serious violations of the human rights of the Cuban people, including their right to life, to food, to the highest possible level of health, to live without poverty, without discrimination and the archipelago’s right to its development.
The serious consequences of restricting Cuba’s access to financing for agricultural and rural development programs, and for the rehabilitation and modernization of agricultural equipment and infrastructure, are also denounced.
Washington has not yet responded to the interpellations received from the Human Rights Council.

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Cuba elected to Human Rights Council by 88% of UN Members

Cuba elected to Human Rights Council by 88% of UN Members
This is the fifth time Cuba has been chosen to occupy a seat within this body, among the eight reserved for the Latin American and Caribbean group of member states

Milagros Pichardo Pérezoctober 14, 2020 09:10:20

Photo: Cubaminrex
U.S. manipulation and coercion have once again failed. Their desperate efforts to organize a boycott of the election of Cuba as a member of the UN Human Rights Council went nowhere and Cuba was elected, for the fifth time, yesterday, with the votes of 170 countries, to occupy a seat within this body, among the eight reserved for the Latin American and Caribbean group of member states.

“Despite imperialist lies and distortion, the world recognizes Cuba, admires and respects the country for the firmness of our convictions and example. A resounding victory,” tweeted President of the Republic Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, upholding the humanist work of the Revolution, which has promoted human rights on the basis of its very nature and principles.

Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla also took to Twitter to insist, “Cuba’s achievements cannot be overshadowed.”

The support of 88% of UN members states represents a tribute to the self-determination and resistance of the Cuban people in the face of the serious obstacles and threats caused by the unilateral policy of hostility, aggressions and economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States, a flagrant, massive and systematic violation of human rights.

The Foreign Ministry noted on its website that the vote is an expression of recognition by the international community of the significant advances the country has achieved in the enjoyment of human rights and the extensive record of worldwide cooperation, demonstrating, through concrete action, the unequivocal willingness to participate in respectful, frank and open dialogue. Cuba is party to 44 of 61 international human rights instruments, reporting regularly to the UN on our compliance.