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| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuba Verdad: Hero's welcome for Cuban dissident |
| The United States and human rights groups have called for the release of all of those still in jail. http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/world-news/3969800/Heros-welcome-for-Cuban-dissident. Posted by Cuba Verdad at 7/29/2010 ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuba Verdad: Ailing Cuban prisoner recovering in Miami |
| Miami'' and ``Human rights for the Cuban community.'' After his speech, he was given a check for an undisclosed amount by leaders of a local Cuban-American group and taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital for treatment. ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuba Verdad: Race in Cuba: The Eternal 'Black Problem' |
| Cuba Human Rights · Race in Cuba: The Eternal 'Black Problem' - Race in Cuba: The Eternal 'Black Problem' By: Leonardo Padura Posted: July 27, 2010 at 6:20 AM When it comes to race, Cuba is far from the utopia that black. ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuba Verdad: Race in Cuba: Yes, Virginia, There Is Racism on the ... |
| this human-relations miracle. I was born in Cuba but grew up outside. Chicago in the 1960s and '70s; I'd lived through the U.S. civil rights movement and worked for Harold Washington's mayoral campaign. I'd struggled with racism all my ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuba Verdad: What Cuba's dissidents want |
| Human Rights. On July 13, seven freed Cuban dissidents arrived at Madrid airport in. Spain. They were part of a group of 75 people who were given long prison sentences in a crackdown in early 2003. Their release followed ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuba Verdad: Cuba says no rush on reform, Fidel appears again |
| international criticism about Cuba's human rights record. But the prisoners were not mentioned by any of the leaders on Monday. Cuba views dissidents as mercenaries working with the United States to topple the communist government. ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuba Verdad: U.S. food sales to Cuba in steep decline |
| restrictions on Americans traveling to Cuba and some regulations on the food sales. A broad coalition of farm, business and human rights groups have backed the bipartisan bill as an important step toward ending the U.S. embargo ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuba Verdad: No cigars: embargo lift wouldn't do much for Cuba's ... |
| economic cooperation with Cuba contingent on an improved human rights record. Political prisoners and inmates dying of hunger strikes – like dissident Orlando Zapata Tamayo recently – in Cuban jails makes such ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuba Verdad: España: Disidentes cubanos podrán quedarse en Madrid |
| Reaction to Raúl Castro's 26 July silence - Reaction to Raúl Castro's 26 July silence 27/07 20:24 CET Human Rights Those hoping for announcements of change at Cuba's Revolution Day ceremony in front ... 5 minutes ago ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuba Verdad: Reaction to Raúl Castro's 26 July silence |
| Human Rights. Those hoping for announcements of change at Cuba's Revolution Day ceremony in front of the Che Guevara monument on 26 July were disappointed. President Raúl Castro did not even make a speech. For reaction to that ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Bay Area Human Rights Groups To Lead 'Ethical Journeys' to Cuba |
| Bay Area Human Rights Groups To Lead 'Ethical Journeys' to CubaEducational Tour Explores the Future of US/Cuba Tourism RelationsTwo Bay Area international non-profit organizations have teamed up to offer a unique travel experience ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuba Verdad: Raúl Castro preside ceremonia de aniversario, sin ... |
| Soul Searching: The Catholic Church and Human Rights in Cuba - Soul Searching: The Catholic Church and Human Rights in Cuba by COHA Research Associate Bethan Rafferty Last month's visit of the Holy See's foreign ministe... 2 days ago ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Soul Searching: The Catholic Church and Human Rights in Cuba |
| Soul Searching: The Catholic Church and Human Rights in Cubaby COHA Research Associate Bethan RaffertyLast month's visit of the Holy See's foreign minister, Monsignor Dominique Mamberti, to Cuba highlighted the historically uneasy ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Number of political prisoners in Cuba still murky |
| ... Cuba still murkyBy PAUL HAVENAssociated Press WriterHAVANA -- If Cuba releases 52 prisoners of conscience as promised, it will still hold more than 100 people listed as political prisoners by the island's leading human rights group. ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuba Verdad: Cuba's opposition, on a plane to Spain |
| Commission for Human Rights and National Reconciliation. All 100 would not be eligible, Sanchez explained, because the prisoner list includes some violent offenders, including a man convicted of a hotel bombing in ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuba Verdad: Dressing Cuban Political Prisoners |
| the Castro government offering greater guarantees of democracy and human rights. But the Spanish government has conceded that the approach accomplished little. However three-way negotiations between Cuban officials, church leaders ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuba Verdad: Cuántos presos políticos hay en la isla? |
| Pero Human Rights Watch, radicada en Nueva York, indicó que muchos disidentes están presos por cargos que no son técnicamente políticos. El disidente Darsi Ferrer, por ejemplo, fue arrestado el año pasado por la ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuba Verdad: Freed dissidents urge EU not to soften its Cuba policy |
| The EU should not change its Common Position on Cuba, the dissidents said on Monday. This refers to the policy from 1996 that calls for advances in human rights and democracy, before relations with Cuba can be normalised. ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuba Verdad: Freed Cuban Political Prisoners Call for Release of ... |
| necessarily mean that human rights have improved in Cuba and they denounced the fact that "almost all of the prisoners in general suffer dreadful conditions in the jails" on the island. Cuba has promised to release all 52 of the 75 ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuba Verdad: Cuban Prisoner Gonzalez Recalls Rage, Rats, Starving ... |
| imploring them not to regard their release as evidence that Raul Castro's regime is softening its treatment of dissidents. Some members of the EU have proposed changing the union's position on Cuba's human rights abuses. Stay the Course ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuba Verdad: Cuban dissidents don't want sanctions lifted |
| Moratinos proclaimed "a new phase in Cuba" and insisted "there is no longer any reason to maintain the [E.U.] Common Position" on Cuba. The policy links any improvement in relations to progress on democracy and human rights. ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| URGENT PLEA TO INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY |
| Information Center of the Council of Human Rights Rapporteurs in Cuba(www.miscelaneasdecuba.net).- As members of the Information Center of the Council of Human Rights Rapporteurs in Cuba, we urgently call upon the International ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuba Verdad: U.N. chief hopes for wider freedoms in Cuba |
| respecting human rights," he said. "That is a fundamental principle of the United Nations charter. That is what I would encourage," added the U.N. chief who last week discussed the freeing of the prisoners in Madrid with Spanish foreign ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuba Verdad: US diplomats in Cuba to meet jailed dissidents' wives |
| Soul Searching: The Catholic Church and Human Rights in Cuba - Soul Searching: The Catholic Church and Human Rights in Cuba by COHA Research Associate Bethan Rafferty Last month's visit of the Holy See's foreign ministe... 10 hours ago ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| UN chief wants human rights improvement from Cuba |
| Posted on Monday, 07.19.10UN chief wants human rights improvement from CubaThe Associated PressGENEVA -- The UN secretary-general says Cuba should build on its release of at least 20 dissidents by doing more to improve human rights. ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuba Verdad: Ocho disidentes cubanos más y 38 familiares llegarán ... |
| Soul Searching: The Catholic Church and Human Rights in Cuba - Soul Searching: The Catholic Church and Human Rights in Cuba by COHA Research Associate Bethan Rafferty Last month's visit of the Holy See's foreign ministe... 14 hours ago ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuba Verdad: It took more than dialogue to free them |
| and did not question the Cuban government's record on human rights. In 2009 Moratinos said that the scrapping of the Common Position on Cuba would be a centerpiece of the Spanish EU presidency in the first half of ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuba Verdad: The Little Brother Reports on Big Brother in Cuba: A ... |
| Cuba Human Rights · Dressing Cuban Political Prisoners - Dressing Cuban Political Prisoners Anthony DePalma Author of City of Dust (FT Press), Reporter, Writer-in-Residence at Seton Hall University Posted: July 2... 1 hour ago ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuba Verdad: Free Cuba activists seek full Spanish citizenship |
| A recent Human Rights Watch report, "New Castro, Same Cuba," documented more than 40 cases of dissidents imprisoned for "dangerousness" in addition to scores more sentenced under laws criminalizing free expression and association. ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuba Verdad: Cuba's freed dissidents vow to fight on |
| release as proof that the Cuban government's approach to human rights has improved. "Real improvement would mean new laws, no more repression or arrests of human rights activists," one said, adding that included his own right to ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| PESE A LA LIBERACIÓN DE ALGUNOS DISIDENTES, MUCHOS AÚN PERMANECEN ... |
| Human Rights Watch(www.miscelaneasdecuba.net).- (Washington, 8 de julio de 2010) —Si bien la intención de liberar a un grupo de presos políticos cubanos constituye un paso positivo, el gobierno cubano debería disponer la liberación de ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Release of Dissidents Still Leaves Scores in Prison,Raul Castro ... |
| ... to Criminalize DissentJuly 8, 2010(Washington, DC) - The plan to release a group of Cuban political prisoners is a positive step, but the Cuban government should release all political prisoners, Human Rights Watch said today. ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuba Verdad: Cuba dissident says prisoner release is 'clemency ... |
| According to the Cuban Human Rights and National Reconciliation Commission, even after all the 52 inmates are released, there will still be 115 political prisoners held in Cuba, the only one-party Communist system in the Americas, ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuba's Changes |
| Cuba's ChangesBy Stabroek staff | July 14, 2010 in EditorialA sustained effort of relatively quiet European diplomacy on the part of the European Union and the Roman Catholic Church towards Cuba on the issue of human rights, ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuba Verdad: Cuba frees prisoners to improve image, economy |
| cooperation to the release of political prisoners and improved human rights. His hopes for a change earlier this year, when Spain led the 27-nation bloc, were dashed by human rights controversies, but the EU is to ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuba Verdad: Safe in Spain, Cuban dissidents vow to continue struggle |
| credited their release to the many Cubans fighting for human rights. It specifically mentioned hunger strikers Orlando Zapata, who died Feb. 23, and Guillermo Fariñas, who ended his 135-day protest, demanding the ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuba Verdad: Seven Cuban prisoners arrive in Madrid; some staying ... |
| increased respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms in Cuba.'' ``All those released from prison should be free to decide for themselves whether to remain in Cuba or travel to another country,'' Crowley added, ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuba Verdad: REPORTERS WITHOUT BORDERS CORRESPONDENT RICARDO ... |
| the tragic state of human rights in Cuba. Reporters Without Borders welcomes these releases but points out that "exile" to Spain cannot constitute a humane and satisfactory solution. These releases should unquestionably include a ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuba Verdad: New Tactics for an Old Regime in Cuba |
| taking the most obvious human-rights issue off the table, Raúl Castro has driven a new wedge between U.S. and European policies. Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Ángel Moratinos, who helped broker the deal, ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Brief biographies on 7 Cubans released to Spain |
| ... prisoners released and then sent to Spain:---LESTER GONZALEZ - Independent journalist from Santa Clara, youngest of the 75 opposition members arrested in Cuba in March 2003. Member of Reason, Truth and Freedom Human Rights Movement. ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuba Verdad: 7 Cuban dissidents find freedom in Spain |
| for human rights and fundamental freedoms in Cuba," he added. The Cubans were going to an undisclosed hotel in Madrid. It was unclear how long they would stay there. The Foreign Ministry, however, said the ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuba Verdad: Cuban church identifies 12 more dissidents for release |
| on the island, according to Cuba's unofficial Commission on Human Rights and National Reconciliation. The prisoners will head to Spain upon their release, Spanish Foreign Ministry spokesman Juan Lugo told CNN. ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Progress, though not enough, in Cuba |
| Progress, though not enough, in CubaAs Guillermo Farinas' hunger strike ends with the release of 52 dissidents, questions remain on why President Raul Castro isn't doing more to advance human rights.July 10, 2010At least one life saved. ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuba Verdad: Presos políticos en Cuba: Libertad condicional |
| Más recientemente, en noviembre de 2009, un categórico informe de Human Rights Watch señalaba: "el gobierno de Raúl Castro ha recurrido a leyes draconianas y a procesos judiciales que son una farsa para encarcelar a ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuba Verdad: Change in the Air? Cuba Vows to Free 52 Activists |
| human rights. "I expect my European colleagues to now respond," he was quoted as saying. Moratinos was equally positive about the prospect of new relations between Havana and Washington, which has maintained an economic embargo on Cuba. ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuba Verdad: Clinton welcomes reported deal on Cuban prisoners |
| Cuba's human rights record before easing the United States' 48-year-old trade embargo against the island. Clinton said she had discussed the prisoner release deal by phone. Wednesday evening with Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuba Verdad: 52 Cuban political prisoners are free to go |
| The releases were likely to draw praise from the Obama Administration and the European Union, which have been urging Cuba to improve its human rights record if it wants to clear the way for improved diplomatic relations. ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuba Verdad: Fidel Castro insiste en guerra nuclear esta misma semana |
| Soul Searching: The Catholic Church and Human Rights in Cuba - Soul Searching: The Catholic Church and Human Rights in Cuba by COHA Research Associate Bethan Rafferty Last month's visit of the Holy See's foreign ministe... 4 hours ago ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Spain's top diplomat expects 'results' from Cuba visit |
| Spain's top diplomat expects 'results' from Cuba visitSpain's foreign minister said Monday he hopes a trip to Cuba this week for talks on human rights will lead to "results", as Spanish media said Havana may agree to free some political ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuban political prisoners list dips to 167 |
| Cuban political prisoners list dips to 167By WILL WEISSERT (AP)HAVANA — The number of political prisoners in Cuba continued a notable decline in the first half of 2010, the island's top human rights monitor said Monday, meaning their ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuba Verdad: Cuba reports dissident near death, fails to mention ... |
| The head of Cuba's dissident Human Rights Commission, Elizardo Sanchez, said Granma's report and interview was "a premeditated move by the regime" to lessen the blow of international criticism should Farinas die in their hands. ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuba Verdad: Cuba says hunger striker 'in danger' of dying |
| discuss Cuba's human rights situation. Spain has offered Farinas a visa that would allow him exile in that country to recover his health, but he has vowed to remain in Cuba and continue his hunger strike. ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Human rights on agenda of Spanish minister's Cuba visit |
| Human rights on agenda of Spanish minister's Cuba visitPublished on Friday, July 2, 2010MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said on Thursday he would visit Cuba next week to speak about human rights ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuba Verdad: In U.S., battle brews over Cuba travel ban |
| Cuba's human rights record, they argue, is reason enough to keep the 50-year-old embargo in place. They say the regime should not be rewarded with new revenue sources at the same moment that organizations like ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Amnesty blasts Cuba's rights record |
| Amnesty blasts Cuba's rights recordA report from human rights group Amnesty International has accused Cuba of instituting "a climate of fear that stifles and criminalises dissent" against the island's communist government. ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Amnesty International says Cuba stepping up repression of ... |
| ... stepping up repression of independent media as journalists try to report on a country eager for change now that longtime ruler Fidel Castro has been replaced by his brother Raul.The New York-based human rights group says this year has. |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Amnesty says Cuba must end "climate of fear" |
| Amnesty says Cuba must end "climate of fear"HAVANAWed Jun 30, 2010 6:00am EDTHAVANA (Reuters) - Human rights group Amnesty International urged Cuba to release political prisoners and take other measures to end what it called a "climate ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuba Verdad: Esteban Morales Booted from Cuba's Communist Party |
| Human rights on agenda of Spanish minister's Cuba visit - Human rights on agenda of Spanish minister's Cuba visit Published on Friday, July 2, 2010 MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Morat... 1 day ago ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuba Verdad: Cuba, Venezuela to build ferronickel plant |
| Human rights on agenda of Spanish minister's Cuba visit - Human rights on agenda of Spanish minister's Cuba visit Published on Friday, July 2, 2010 MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Morat... 3 hours ago ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuba Verdad: Sunshine policy toward Cuba? |
| for human rights and begin enacting democratic reforms. As South Korea's sunshine policy demonstrates, only after the sun sets on repression can it shine on and for the people of Cuba. Mauricio Claver-Carone is a director of the ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuba Verdad: Hope -- and controversy -- after dialogue with Church |
| the Cuban church and the Vatican -- along with human rights groups, Washington and Europe -- are pushing Castro to adopt risky reforms to overcome Cuba's economic, political and social crises. If the Cuban government ``manages to fill ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuba Verdad: Why Lift the Travel Ban to Cuba Now? |
| travel to Cuba without any human-rights concession from Castro. The end of the Cuba travel ban would mean a bonanza in tourism to the island at a time when Fidel and Raúl are in desperate need of new revenue. But the push to lift the ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| The Human Rights Council is a tragic joke |
| Posted on Friday, 06.25.10UNITED NATIONSThe Human Rights Council is a tragic jokeBY FRIDA GHITISFJGhitis@gmail.comWe should honor BP for protecting the environment. While we're at it, we can name Jack the Ripper to the Commission for ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuban dissident found guilty, then freed |
| ... Darsy Ferrer guilty of purchasing black-market cement Tuesday, but he was released on time served since it took nearly a year for his case to go to trial.Human rights officials say Ferrer was arrested for a common crime that officials. |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuban hunger striker, now 110 pounds, hospitalized |
| Posted on Friday, 06.18.10Cuban hunger striker, now 110 pounds, hospitalizedThe Cuban political prisoner who has been on a hunger strike since April 16 was admitted to a Havana hospital Thursday, human rights activists in Miami said. ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| US calls Cuban dissident release 'positive development' |
| ... 2010WASHINGTON, USA (AFP) -- The United States on Wednesday called the release of jailed dissident physician Darsi Ferrer in Cuba a "positive development," and called on Havana to take more steps toward full respect of human rights. ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| EU resists pressure to normalise with Cuba |
| EU resists pressure to normalise with CubaPublished on Friday, June 11, 2010BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- EU foreign ministers will agree on Monday to prolong Europe's insistence that Cuba make progress on human rights and democracy before ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuba blocks visit by UN torture investigator |
| Cuba blocks visit by UN torture investigatorPage last updated at 19:01 GMT, Wednesday, 9 June 2010 20:01 UKRelatives of dissident prisoners protest Human rights groups had hailed the invitation as a breakthroughCuba has told the UN ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| UN torture expert says Cuba fails to accept dates for visit |
| UN torture expert says Cuba fails to accept dates for visitThe UN human rights expert on torture said Wednesday that the Cuba government had failed to agree on a date to allow him to go to the country to examine the human rights ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| UN Torture Investigator Blocked From Cuba Mission |
| UN Torture Investigator Blocked From Cuba MissionVOA News 09 June 2010The United Nations torture investigator says he has been blocked from visiting Cuba to look into allegations of human rights abuses.Manfred Nowak said Wednesday he ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuba Verdad: Empeoran servicios médicos |
| UN torture expert says Cuba fails to accept dates for visit - UN torture expert says Cuba fails to accept dates for visit The UN human rights expert on torture said Wednesday that the Cuba government had failed to agr... 5 hours ago ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Small But Important Victory For Political Prisoners in Cuba |
| 15 hours agoThe Cuban government agreed to move political prisoners closer to their homes, after much pressure by human rights groups and the Catholic Church as well as a hunger strike by journalist Guillermo Fariñas. ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuba 'moves political prisoners closer to their homes' |
| ... 200 political prisoners to jails closer to their homes, according to relatives and campaigners.Human rights activist Elizardo Sanchez said the relocation of dissidents had begun, while the Archbishop of Havana's office said so far. |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Human rights abuse in Cuba: Canadians should be alarmed |
| Human rights abuse in Cuba: Canadians should be alarmed by John Geddes on Thursday, May 20, 2010 When Canadians concern themselves with human rights abuses these days—if they do at all— their minds tend to turn to jailed Chinese ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuba: EU has 'no moral authority' on human rights |
| Cuba: EU has 'no moral authority' on human rights17 May 2010, 13:05 CET— filed under: rights, diplomacy, Spain, Cuba(MADRID) - Cuba lashed out at the European Union's policy of linking dialogue with the communist government to human ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Human Rights Watch: Cuba More Repressive Than Ever |
| Human Rights Watch: Cuba More Repressive Than EverBy Erik Maza, Thursday, May. 13 2010 @ 3:56PMCuba has been on a repressive kick since the beginning of a year. After well-known critic Zapata Tamayo died in February, other Cubans took ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Spanish artists launch 'platform for democracy' in Cuba |
| ... launched an initiative to press for democracy in Cuba."The Platform for Spaniards for the Democratisation of Cuba" aims to defend "the basic and essential human rights" of the people of the communist-ruled island and help them choose. |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Human rights campaigners appeal to Vatican |
| Cuba: Human rights campaigners appeal to VaticanWednesday, May 12, 2010By CNA See all articles by this author Berta Soler, a member of the Women in White in Cuba, said this week that the group will ask the Vatican's Secretary for ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuba Verdad: Cuba frees backer of dissident group amid appeal |
| on Human Rights and National Reconciliation, had reported Garcia was arrested April 20 and sentenced three days later after her daughter filed a complaint - apparently angry at her mother's criticism of the. Castro government. ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| DECLARATION OF THE CUBA´S WORKING GROUP OF THE INTERNATIONAL ... |
| Cuba's Working Group of the International Society of Human Rights.(www.miscelaneasdecuba.net).- The Cuba's Working Group of the International Society of Human Rights, ISHR, in its today's meeting, has agreed to issue the present ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| White Ladies shine light on Cuba's human rights |
| White Ladies shine light on Cuba's human rights4:00 AM Saturday May 1, 2010HAVANA: Nearly every eligible Cuban cast ballots in a vote the CommunistGovernment claims is proof of the island's democracy.But if headlines were made, ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Arrested, tried, jailed -- in less than 2 days |
| Posted on Thursday, 04.29.10Arrested, tried, jailed -- in less than 2 daysThe jailing of a Cuban dissident arrested in an apparent family dispute was called `political repression' by human rights activists.BY JUAN O. ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Activist: Cuban backer of Ladies in White jailed |
| ... An independent Cuban journalist with ties to the Ladies in White dissident group has been sentenced to 20 months in prison for allegedly mistreating her adult daughter, a veteran island human rights leader said Thursday. ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Wife and Children of Imprisoned Cuban Pastor to be Evicted |
| ... ENGLAND (ANS) -- Cuban authorities have notified the wife of imprisoned Pastor Omar Gude Perez that the family home will be confiscated.According to a news release from human rights organization Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Report: Human rights lacking in five S. American countries |
| Report: Human rights lacking in five S. American countriesFive Latin American countries did not offer adequate human rights last year, an Organization of American States commission said in an annual report. ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Released Cuban activists move to New Jersey |
| Posted on Sunday, 04.11.10Released Cuban activists move to New JerseyBY ELIZABETH LLORENTEMcClatchy News ServiceHACKENSACK, NJ -- A former Cuban political prisoner and his human rights activist wife arrived in New Jersey on Friday, ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuba Verdad: Martha Roque, una canaria en las cárceles de Cuba |
| Cuba Human Rights · URGENT PLEA TO INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY - URGENT PLEA TO INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY 20-07-2010. Information Center of the Council of Human Rights Rapporteurs in Cuba (www.miscelaneasdecuba.net).- As me... 1 hour ago ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuba dissidents propose vote on freeing prisoners |
| ... April 8, 2010; 6:57 PMHAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban dissidents proposed on Thursday that the public vote on whether the island's political prisoners should be freed, while Cuba said its enemies are using human rights to "demonize" it. ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Tyrants Shouldn't Dictate Human Rights Policy |
| Tyrants Shouldn't Dictate Human Rights PolicyThe United Nations Human Rights Council concluded its March 26 meeting by adopting 28 resolutions. Convening in Geneva, the Council is the UN's foremost human rights authority. ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| US senator phones Cuban hunger striker |
| ... a cyber journalist on a hunger strike in Cuba, the US politician said on Wednesday.Farinas has "undertaken tremendous personal risk and sacrifice to simply expose the ongoing human rights abuses in Cuba," Menendez, the son of. |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Castro Confronts US, EU |
| ... (IPS) - Cuban President Raúl Castro has confirmed the worst economic forecasts for his country, in an international context that could become even more complicated following his refusal to address demands on human rights issues. ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Harassment of dissident relatives another black eye for Cuba |
| Harassment of dissident relatives another black eye for CubaEditorialApril 04, 2010Maybe the Cuban government is trying to compete for some macabre award, perhaps for worst human rights abuser? That's the only way to explain the Cuban ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Castro: Cuba will resist hunger strike 'blackmail' |
| Posted on Sunday, 04.04.10Castro: Cuba will resist hunger strike 'blackmail'By WILL WEISSERTAssociated Press WriterHAVANA -- Raul Castro called mounting international pressure over Cuba's human rights record one of the strongest ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| 2 more Cuban human rights protesters start fast |
| 2 more Cuban human rights protesters start fastPublished: March. 31, 2010 at 4:47 PMHAVANA, March 31 (UPI) -- Two more Cuban dissidents have gone on hunger strikes to press demands for the release of at least 26 political detainees, ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| CUBAN POLITICAL PRISIONERS |
| Rolf Beller, International Organization of Human Rights(www.miscelaneasdecuba.net).-ISHR Annual General Meeting - Year 2010Since the seizure of power of the Castro brothers in the year 1959, the press was at first controlled and then ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Gloria Estefan at intersection of art, politics |
| Posted on Saturday, 03.27.10Gloria Estefan at intersection of art, politicsIn my opinion: Human rights and the Ladies in WhiteMyriam Marquez discusses human rights, the Calle Ocho protest led by Gloria Estefan and the 'Damas de Blanco' ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| In Havana, `Ladies' march, feel wrath |
| Posted on Friday, 03.26.10In Havana, `Ladies' march, feel wrathTens of thousands march for Ladies in WhiteGloria Estefan and a huge crowd dressed in white filled Calle Ocho to show solidarity with the "Ladies in White", human rights ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuba Gets Historic Criticism From Chile's Socialist Party |
| Cuba Gets Historic Criticism From Chile's Socialist PartyWritten by Mira GalanovaMonday, 22 March 2010 05:21Socialist deputies express concern over human rights violationsChile's Socialist Party (PS) is condemning the regime of Cuban ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Cuba Still Fails On Human Rights |
| The US again urges the Cuban government to allow the Red Cross and United Nations officials to visit Cuban jails.For 34 years, the United States has reviewed the state of human rights around the world, to provide the US Congress with a ... |
| 01/01/1970 01:00 AM |
| Letter to Lula da Silva: "Cuba no longer a symbol, no longer a taboo" |
| ... Latin American countries are the only ones with the ability to influence the Cuban government's position on human rights and media freedom, says a letter addressed to Brazilian president Lula da Silva by Reporters Without Borders. ... |