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Cuba, Jail and those Chosen to be Forgotten

Madrid – The first one that forgets the murderer is the victim. He forgets it all. The sound of the shot in the head of the Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya would be her last memory. The bang and the nothingness. The duty, of neither forgetting her nor her executioners, falls on all of us, just […] Read more

Tensions in the Leadership

It is no easier today than it was fifty years ago to gauge the state of play within the Cuban nomenclatura. In fact it is now even more difficult to assess how decisions are being made, how power is shared and delegated, and who in the leadership tiers below the Castro brothers may be rising […] Read more

Europe – Cuba NGO Network’s Response to the EU Council’s new Conclusions on the Evaluation of the EU Common Position on Cuba

The Europe – Cuba NGO Network welcomes the EU Council’s new conclusions on Cuba, due to the emphasis it placed on reaffirming the EU’s commitment to prioritizing human rights; the release of political prisoners; and the relevance of the 1996 Common Position on Cuba. The full text of the EU Council’s Foreign Relations’ conclusions released […] Read more

A Letter to All Members of the UN General Assembly

Your Excellency, As Representatives of organizaciones of Cuba’s civil society That defend human rights, we call on UN Member States to uphold Resolution 60/251, que established the United Nations’ Human Rights Council. It stipulates That its members Should be Elected Among states That “uphold the highest standards in the promotion and protection of human rights.” In […] Read more

History Will Condemn Them

Honorable members of the Inter-American Human Rights Commission of the OAS: For us, it is an honor to be able to be her today to share with you, in particular, the situation of unionists that find themselves detained today in Cuba, as well as the situation of all Cuban political prisoners in general. Only 8 months […] Read more