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.