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| 03/03/2011 03:52 PM |
| DECLARATION OF SANTIAGO |
| DECLARATION OF SANTIAGO03-03-2011.Concilio Cubano(www.miscelaneasdecuba.net).- The Cuban people live in very difficult times. However, this is not news. For more than fifty years we have witnessed increasing poverty and the ongoing violation of our hum... |
| 06/26/2009 01:28 PM |
| Obama Says Cuba Must ‘Unconditionally’ Free Political Prisoners |
| Obama Says Cuba Must 'Unconditionally' Free Political PrisonersBy Julianna Goldman June 25 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama called on Cuba's government to "unconditionally" release all of its political prisoners and allow them to "fully participate in a democratic future in Cuba." Obama, 47, cited three political prisoners who are the recipients of an award from [...] |
| 06/23/2009 02:52 PM |
| Dissidents call for peaceful change and respect for rights of Cubans |
| Dissidents call for peaceful change and respect for rights of Cubans Havana, Cuba, Jun 22, 2009 / 10:03 pm (CNA).- Leaders of the peaceful resistance in Cuba repeated their request last week that the government respect human rights and promote transition towards democracy. In a statement entitled, "United in Hope," the dissidents called on the [...] |
| 06/06/2008 10:32 PM |
| Despite Raúl Castro’s reforms, Cuba still source of oppression |
| Despite Raúl Castro's reforms, Cuba still source of oppressionJune 5, 2008By G. Philip Hughes and J. Paul Johnson The human rights focus in the May 21 observance of Cuba Solidarity Day was very apposite — but also a little ironic. In February, Cuba signed two UN human rights covenants: The Covenant on Civil and Political [...] |
| 05/23/2008 03:59 PM |
| Raúl: more of the same? |
| Raúl: more of the same? Despite 'Raúlistroika' and the signing of two key UN charters, Cubaremains a long way from granting its citizens full human rightsEmilio Viano and J Paul Johnson May 21, 2008 7:00 AM During Soviet times factory workers reportedly quipped: "They pretend topay us, and we pretend to work." This axiom applies [...] |
| 03/21/2008 02:21 PM |
| Cuba Signs Two Treaties on Rights |
| Cuba Signs Two Treaties on RightsBy JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr.Published: March 1, 2008 HAVANA — Just days after Raúl Castro took office as president of Cuba, its Communist government signed two important international human rights treaties that Fidel Castro had long opposed, another sign the new administration may be willing to set a new course. [...] |
| 03/21/2008 01:16 PM |
| Sad anniversary of Cuba’s `black spring’ |
| Sad anniversary of Cuba's `black spring'OUR OPINION: DON'T FORGET VICTIMS WHO REMAIN IN CUBA'S JAILSPosted on Fri, Mar. 21, 2008 A regard for common decency has never stopped either Fidel or Raúl Castro from punishing political dissent even as they pretend to support internationally recognized standards of freedom. As long as they have something to [...] |
| 12/06/2007 11:14 PM |
| As Jews Celebrate Hanukkah, A Look At Judaism In Cuba |
| As Jews Celebrate Hanukkah, A Look At Judaism In Cuba As Jews around the world celebrate Hanukkah, NY1 looks at the unique challenges Jews face in Cuba. When NY1's Stephanie Simon traveled to the island on Humanitarian Visa earlier this year, she visited Havana's largest synagogue. She introduces us to the woman who taught Fidel [...] |
| 11/24/2007 06:55 PM |
| DECLARATION OF FREEDOM FOR CUBANS |
| DECLARATION OF FREEDOM FOR CUBANS2007-11-24.Cuban Forum Campaign WE THE CUBAN PEOPLE: We want liberty. God created all human beings free and as such freedom is an inalienable right. Cubans want to be free. Free to express ourselves, to dream, to create, to work, to travel, to elect, to create and to display our faith. Cubans [...] |
| 11/05/2007 09:31 PM |
| ‘Change’ in Cuba crucial |
| 'Change' in Cuba crucialDeseret Morning News editorialPublished: Monday, Nov. 5, 2007 12:14 a.m. MST In Cuba, any whiff of reform is systematically snuffed out. The latest example of repression was the roundup of young Cubans wearing white rubber wristbands stenciled with the world "cambio," the Spanish word for change. The young people were held for [...] |
| 01/02/2007 06:55 PM |
| Castro’s true legacy is a trail of blood |
| Castro's true legacy is a trail of bloodBy Jeff JacobyTuesday, January 2, 2007 It was on New Year's Day in 1959 that Fidel Castro's guerrillas toppled Fulgencio Batista, and a week later that Castro entered Havana and launched what has become the world's longest-lived dictatorship. This week thus marks the 48th anniversary of Castro's revolution [...] |
| 03/27/2006 11:13 PM |
| Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 2005 |
| Cuba Country Reports on Human Rights Practices – 2005Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and LaborMarch 8, 2006 Cuba, with a population of 11 million, is a totalitarian state led by a president, Fidel Castro, whose regime controls all aspects of life through the Communist Party (CP) and its affiliated mass organizations, the [...] |
| 03/13/2006 07:13 PM |
| New council opposed by unusual duo US and Cuba |
| Posted on Mon, Mar. 13, 2006 U.N. HUMAN RIGHTSNew council opposed by unusual duo: U.S. and CubaBY LAWRENCE C. MOSSmossl@hrw.org U.S. Ambassador John Bolton was not the first to oppose a draft resolution establishing a new U.N. Human Rights Council — Cuba beat him to it. The parameters of the resolution proposed by Jan Eliasson, [...] |
| 11/18/2005 03:16 PM |
| US State Department’s International Religious Freedom Report 2005 on Cuba |
| US State Department?s International Religious Freedom Report 2005 on Cuba 2005-11-17 Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Released on November 8, 2005 The Constitution recognizes the right of citizens to profess and practice any religious belief within the framework of respect for the law; however, in law and in practice, the [...] |