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| 07/06/2008 11:53 PM |
| Dissidents: Cuba detains more critics |
| Dissidents: Cuba detains more criticsPosted : Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:53:02 GMTAmerica World News | HomeHavana - Cuba has detained four more dissidents, according to human rights officials on Thursday. The Cuban Commission for Human Rights ... |
| 05/29/2008 10:28 PM |
| Human rights 'severely' restricted in Cuba: Amnesty |
| Human rights 'severely' restricted in Cuba: AmnestyMay 29th, 2008 - 3:17 pm ICT by admin - Email This Post Email This PostLondon, May 29 (IANS) Human rights have been "severely" curtailed inCuba in 2007, Amnesty International has said, ... |
| 05/11/2008 09:14 PM |
| Human rights abusers hijacking United Nations |
| Human rights abusers hijacking United NationsLorne GunterCalgary HeraldSaturday, May 10, 2008Each year, the human rights watchdog Freedom House surveys all 193countries in the world, plus 15 select territories, and assesses thestate of ... |
| 05/11/2008 09:14 PM |
| Cuba's historic role in human rights |
| VERBATIMCuba's historic role in human rightsPosted on Sat, May. 10, 2008By PABLO PEREZ-CISNEROSThis year marks the 60th anniversary of the UN Declaration of HumanRights. Below are excerpts from a speech by Miamian Pablo Pérez-Cisnerosat ... |
| 04/28/2008 06:50 PM |
| Making a mockery out of human rights |
| UNITED NATIONSMaking a mockery out of human rightsPosted on Mon, Apr. 28, 2008By JOEL BRINKLEYThe world's foremost human rights organization has ordered its envoys to begin investigating people or groups who abuse freedom of speech by ... |
| 03/31/2008 02:16 PM |
| HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH DENUNCIA A CUBA YA OTROS MIEMBROS DE CONSEJO DE ... |
| HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH DENUNCIA A CUBA YA OTROS MIEMBROS DE CONSEJO DE DERECHOS DE ONU30 de Marzo de 2008El grupo civilista Human Rights Watch denunció la postura de Cuba y otros miembros del Consejo de Derechos Humanos de la ONU por ... |
| 03/28/2008 01:00 AM |
| Cuba and China should be told: Respect human rights |
| Cuba and China should be told: Respect human rightsPublished on Thursday, March 27, 2008By Sir Ronald SandersAt a recent conference that I attended, a minister of one of the newlyelected Caribbean governments expressed concern about ... |
| 03/27/2008 12:43 AM |
| Human Rights Activists Urge Swiss to Suspend Tomorrow's UN ... |
| Human Rights Activists Urge Swiss to Suspend Tomorrow's UN Nomination ofKhaddafi Ally Pending Independent Inquiry Jean Ziegler Supported Robert Mugabe and Fidel Castro, Co-Founded"Muammar Khaddafi Human Rights Prize" Geneva, March 25, ... |
| 03/27/2008 12:43 AM |
| Human rights figures oppose Swiss nominee |
| Human rights figures oppose Swiss nomineePublished: 03/26/2008Human rights activists are urging Switzerland to drop its nominee to aU.N. council because he praised a Holocaust denier.Swiss officials in recent weeks have campaigned for ... |
| 02/21/2008 08:47 PM |
| DECLARATION OF THE COUNCIL OF HUMAN RIGHTS RAPPORTEURS IN CUBA |
| DECLARATION OF THE COUNCIL OF HUMAN RIGHTS RAPPORTEURS IN CUBA2008-02-19.Havana, Cuba. February 19, 2008.- We do not agree with a transfer of power. The Cuban people urgently need a peaceful transition to democracy. ... |
| 12/11/2007 10:23 PM |
| Human rights marchers roughed up in Cuba |
| Human rights marchers roughed up in CubaBy Ray Sanchez | Sun-Sentinel.com4:20 PM EST, December 10, 2007HAVANA - Government supporters roughed up a dozen peaceful demonstrators marking International Human Rights Day with a silent march ... |
| 11/24/2007 06:54 PM |
| CUBA: URGENT APPEAL TO INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC OPINION, TO HUMAN ... |
| Cuban government repressive forces brutally beat members of families who live in a poor neighborhood in Havana and destroyed the furniture and personal belongings of a human rights defender. The activists arrested are threatened with. |
| 06/18/2007 06:57 PM |
| UN: Rights Council Proposal Would Benefit Belarus, Cuba |
| Monday, June 18, 2007UN: Rights Council Proposal Would Benefit Belarus, CubaSwitzerland/UN -- President of the Human Rights Council Luis Alfonso de Alba, Geneva, 29Jun2006June 18, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- The UN's top human rights body is ... |
| 06/18/2007 06:47 PM |
| Do not reward human rights abusers |
| 18, 2007Do not reward human rights abusersOUR OPINION: KEEP EU SANCTIONS ON CUBA'S BRUTAL DICTATORSHIPWhen the European parliament meets today, it should not lift the sanctions it imposed on Cuba after its ruthless crackdown on ... |
| 05/13/2007 10:52 PM |
| Freedom House unveils human rights study |
| 10, 2007Freedom House unveils human rights studyBy BARRY SCHWEIDAP Diplomatic WriterWASHINGTON --In a worldwide survey of repressive regimes, 17 countries including Libya and North Korea are singled out by a human rights group as "the ... |
| 04/25/2007 05:47 PM |
| Havel, his committee call for human rights support in Cuba |
| Havel, his committee call for human rights support in CubaBerlin- Former Czech president Vaclav Havel called for greater international solidarity for the benefit of freedom and human rights in Cuba, at the start of a two-day meeting of ... |
| 04/07/2007 06:25 AM |
| New Reports Condemn Human Rights Violations in Cuba, Venezuela |
| 05 April 2007New Reports Condemn Human Rights Violations in Cuba, VenezuelaU.S., Organization of American States portray bleak conditions in both nationsBy Eric GreenUSINFO Staff WriterCuba's "Ladies in White," or Damas de Blanco, ... |
| 03/24/2007 09:26 PM |
| Human Rights Work in Cuba |
| Human Rights Work in CubaFor Freedom and Fundamental Human RightsOppositional voices in Cuba: Jorge Luís García Pérez "Antúnez" and Normando Hernandez GonzalezThe ISHR has monitored and criticised the human rights situation in many ... |
| 03/06/2007 10:42 PM |
| Venezuela, Cuba Violate Rights: US Report |
| On the eve of a trip to Latin America by US President George W Bush, a US government report on global human rights violations Tuesday criticized Cuba and Venezuela for abusing rights of citizens and opposition groups. ... |
| 11/23/2006 05:48 PM |
| The Need For The Cuban Government To Liberate The Peaceful ... |
| individuals, groups and institutions to promote and protect human rights and universally recognized fundamental rights (A/Res/53/144). 7. That many of these Cuban citizens were promoting Human Rights through ... |
| 11/15/2006 11:56 AM |
| Hypocrisy on Cuba |
| Now, Oswaldo Payá, the Cuban human rights campaigner, has launched a drive urging the UN Human Rights Council to demand that Cuba release all political prisoners. Mr. Payá is a brave man. He deserves UN support lest hypocrisy once again ... |
| 11/03/2006 01:21 PM |
| Human rights activist attacked by mob |
| Human rights activist attacked by mobHAVANA, Cuba, October 27 (Juan Carlos Linares Balmaseda - www.cubanet.org) - A human rights activist here charged the mob that attacked him as he left his home October 27 was directed by the ... |
| 11/02/2006 03:42 PM |
| OAS human rights branch condemns Cuba |
| OAS human rights branch condemns Cuba By Pablo Bachelet McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) WASHINGTON - The human rights branch of the Organization of American States on Wednesday condemned Cuba for jailing 75 dissidents and swiftly ... |
| 10/02/2006 02:27 PM |
| Human rights still under siege |
| Cuba's human-rights record has been the target of condemnation for decades, and the record includes previous reports by official UN observers. ''The situation doesn't seem today to be anything that could be described as improved, ... |
| 10/02/2006 01:57 PM |
| Statement of Violation of Human Rights |
| Statement of Violation of Human Rights (Versión en español abajo) 2006-10-02 Date of Occurrence: 21st and 22nd of September, 2006.Place: Meeting place of the group "Movimiento Independiente Opción Alternativa", in Pedro Betancourt, ... |
| 09/27/2006 12:47 PM |
| UN Human Rights Council Debates Violations in Cuba, Somalia ... |
| 26, 2006 — Today the UN Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva debated reports delivered by its human rights envoys for Somalia, Cuba and the Palestinian territories. UN Watch, a Geneva-based non-governmental organization that monitors ... |
| 06/12/2006 04:19 PM |
| EU slams deterioration in Cubas human rights record |
| EU slams deterioration in Cuba's human rights record12.06.2006 - 15:31 CET | By Lucia KubosovaEUOBSERVER / LUXEMBOURG - EU foreign ministers have slammed the Cuban government for its deteriorating human rights record saying the bloc ... |
| 05/04/2006 05:17 PM |
| International justice sought for Cubans |
| of human rights in Cuba and the Cayman Islands, has written to the United Nations High Commission of Refugees (UNHCR) to ratify a previous petition to take the Cayman Government to the International Court of Justice. ... |
| 05/03/2006 08:48 PM |
| Inter-American Body Denounces Rights Policies of Venezuela, Cuba |
| condemned human rights abuses in Venezuela and Cuba. A report released April 5 by the US State Department says that in Venezuela "continued politicization of an already corrupt and inefficient judiciary, ... |
| 04/27/2006 03:41 PM |
| UN Rights Expert Has Controversial Track Record |
| Nation's new Human Rights Council is the inclusion of a human rights specialist who has defended dictators while consistently attacking US and Israeli policies. Jean Ziegler, a Swiss academic and socialist politician, has since 2000 ... |
| 04/22/2006 08:27 PM |
| Whatever Happened to Reforming the UN? |
| proposing a new human rights council that may very well boast Cuba as a member, it seems that a subject that has drifted from sight has also drifted out of mind. Today, more than ever, the world needs an organization where world ... |
| 04/19/2006 04:39 PM |
| Amnesty launches Web site detailing records of UN Human Rights ... |
| GENEVA Amnesty International says it will publish the human rights records of countries seeking election to a new UN Human Rights Council. The records will be posted on an Amnesty Web site. The 47-nation council replaces the highly ... |
| 04/17/2006 12:57 PM |
| Kazecky says Cuba expelled him over human rights support |
| Kazecky says Cuba expelled him over human rights support. Havana- Czech diplomat Stanislav Kazecky, whom Cuba refused to extend his visa and accused of subversion and work for the USA, thinks that the Cuban government thereby reacted to ... |
| 04/16/2006 04:44 PM |
| Kazecky says Cuba expelled him over human rights support |
| Kazecky says Cuba expelled him over human rights support 15:14 - 16.04.2006. Havana- Czech diplomat Stanislav Kazecky, whom Cuba refused to extend his visa and accused of subversion and work for the USA, thinks that the ... |
| 04/15/2006 11:07 PM |
| Focus on Cubas dictatorship |
| states with deplorable records on human rights could well succeed in their bid. Though I don't like it, that's UN realpolitik. Yet the HRC is set up to be a stricter watchdog than the now shelved Commission on Human Rights. ... |
| 04/08/2006 03:31 PM |
| Geneva Declaration of the V Human Rights Parallel Forum |
| opportunity for the international community to better position its human rights agenda, and to point out to those countries that are violators of human rights, in search of mechanisms that promote and protect ... |
| 04/05/2006 12:09 PM |
| Nobody Listened to Human Rights Abuses in Cuba |
| Listened," touches on the extent of human rights abuses in Cuba. The film is inspired by the book "Against all Hope," which describes the experiences that author Armando Valladares and others went through as prisoners in Cuba. ... |
| 03/27/2006 11:35 PM |
| Much Maligned Rights Commission Closes |
| "The commission will not be mourned by many who value human rights," US Ambassador Kevin Moley told The Associated Press. "The good news is the commission is over. The bad news is that what replaces it isn't much better." ... |
| 03/27/2006 11:13 PM |
| Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 2005 |
| The government's human rights record remained poor, and the government continued to commit numerous, serious abuses. At least 333 Cuban political prisoners and detainees were held at year's end. The following human rights problems were ... |
| 03/22/2006 02:43 PM |
| Latvians Bring Cuba Oppression to IFLA |
| human rights organizations such as International PEN, Human Rights Watch and Reporters Without Borders, is demanding the immediate and unconditional release of the librarians on the grounds that they have ... |
| 03/17/2006 10:32 PM |
| Cuba sharpens dissident crackdown |
| in decades, human-rights conditions in Cuba have deteriorated as authorities intensify a campaign to disrupt and intimidate the island's small opposition movement, according to dissidents, diplomats and political analysts. ... |
| 03/16/2006 04:20 PM |
| UN approves new human rights watchdog |
| UN approves new human rights watchdog. UNITED NATIONS UN member nations have defied the US and overwhelmingly approved a new Human Rights Council. Only four nations out of 191 General Assembly members voted against the ... |
| 03/08/2006 02:35 PM |
| UN rights expert: US sanctions trigger repression |
| UN rights expert: US sanctions trigger repression A new report by a UN human rights expert says that tightening sanctions in Cuba in 2003 and 2004 has led to more antagonism towards the Cuban people. BY ALEXANDER G. HIGGINS ... |
| 02/28/2006 06:22 PM |
| Human-rights panel reform falls short |
| legitimate human-rights organizations, such as Amnesty International. These include a declaration that council members uphold high standards of human rights and cooperate with the council. In theory, that would ... |
| 02/23/2006 12:03 PM |
| Blind Activist And President of the Cuban Foundation for Human ... |
| Gonzalez Leiva continues very active, providing support to the human rights movement in Cuba, denouncing the savage attacks committed by the political police against activists, independent journalists, and their ... |
| 02/11/2006 01:03 PM |
| Cuba: Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 2006 |
| Reconciliation, a respected local human rights group, issued a list of 306 prisoners who it said were incarcerated for political reasons. The list included the names of thirteen peaceful dissidents who had been ... |
| 02/03/2006 12:37 PM |
| MEPs call for tougher line on Cuba |
| of respect for human rights on Cuba. The resolution, adopted with 560 votes in favour and 30 against, states that so far the political dialogue with Cuba has not led to greater freedom on the island or improved bilateral relations, ... |
| 02/02/2006 04:55 PM |
| Cuba: Human Rights Situation Has Deteriorated |
| deteriorating human rights situation. "The situation of political prisoners is worsening in Cuba, especially in the case of freedom of expression and political association", said Cecilia MALMSTROM (Folkpartiet liberalerna, Sweden), ... |
| 01/31/2006 06:02 PM |
| The Havana billboard: It's a good start |
| Now, the Bush administration should turn that creativity into finding common ground with other democracies around the world, as a way to help the Cuban people recover their most basic civil and human rights. ... |
| 01/19/2006 06:03 PM |
| HRW 2006 Report Cuba |
| Individuals who belong to these groups face systematic harassment, with the government putting up obstacles to impede them from documenting human rights conditions. In addition, international human rights groups such as Human Rights ... |
| 01/19/2006 05:36 PM |
| Chavez wants to weaken judiciary, rights group says |
| 19, 2006 HUMAN RIGHTS Chávez wants to weaken judiciary, rights group says A human rights group accused Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez of trying to undermine the country's judiciary and limit press freedom, partly due to a ... |
| 01/19/2006 05:33 PM |
| Castros Cuba steps up persecution |
| Juan Carlos Gonzalez Leiva, who was imprisoned in 2002 for protesting against human rights abuses, says he believes that the harassment is a bid to make him leave the country when he completes his four-year sentence on March 12. ... |
| 01/17/2006 06:41 PM |
| NEWS ALERT: Blind Christian Dissident in Cuba Surrounded By ... |
| The 41-year old dissident has been living under house arrest following his release from prison where he served over two years on what human rights groups described as "trumped up charges" of "disorderly conduct, disrespect for authority ... |