WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Wednesday denounced the human rights situation in communist Cuba as “deeply disturbing,” underscoring continuing tensions with Havana despite his pledge to recast relations.
President Barack Obama said the human rights situation in Cuba is “deeply disturbing” and accused the Cuban government of responding “to the aspirations of the Cuban people with a clenched fist.”
President Barack Obama said the human rights situation in Cuba is “deeply disturbing” and accused the Cuban government of responding “to the aspirations of the Cuban people with a clenched fist.”
President Barack Obama on Wednesday denounced recent human rights developments in Cuba as “deeply disturbing.”
President Barack Obama on Wednesday denounced recent human rights developments in Cuba as “deeply disturbing.”
Hundreds of pro-government demonstrators in Havana, Cuba, chanted “this street belongs to Fidel” as they surrounded a slow-moving march of human rights protesters Thursday.
GENEVA, March 16.— In a speech at the UN Human Rights Council, Cuba today strongly attacked the hypocrisy and selective memory of the countries of the North, in the hope that their own atrocities will remain forgotten.
GENEVA, March 16.— In a speech at the UN Human Rights Council, Cuba today strongly attacked the hypocrisy and selective memory of the countries of the North, in the hope that their own atrocities will remain forgotten.
IF YOU ACCESS the Human Rights Watch website, you will not find a report on Barbados there. Compared to other countries, life feels fairly safe for most of us here, as far as our human rights go.
HAVANA (Reuters) – The Cuban government detained at least 126 people, including dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez, in a crackdown following the hunger strike death of political prisoner Orlando Zapata Tamayo, a Cuban human rights group said on Monday.