{"id":8326,"date":"2023-11-27T13:13:48","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T13:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/?p=8326"},"modified":"2023-11-27T13:13:59","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T13:13:59","slug":"cubas-human-rights-achievements-are-highlighted-in-geneva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/cubas-human-rights-achievements-are-highlighted-in-geneva\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuba\u2019s Human Rights Achievements are Highlighted in Geneva"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/nina-contra-bloqueo.jpg?resize=300%2C250&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8327\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla presented at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva for the fourth time the nation\u2019s report on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), a mechanism that evaluates member countries in the field of human rights.&nbsp;Despite Washington\u2019s increased aggression and its impact on all areas of society, the island showed its achievements and received the support of important allies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe national report we present today is the result of a broad and participatory process of consultations with state institutions and organizations of our civil society. Since the previous Review (2018), Cuba has taken significant steps in updating its legal and institutional framework for the fulfillment of all human rights for all Cubans,\u201d the minister commented at the global event, previously held in February 2009, April 2013, and May 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the minister, 215 of the 226 recommendations accepted in the previous UPR have been fulfilled, representing 95 percent. Implementation of the remaining 11 are currently underway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2019, the Cuban people adopted a new Constitution through a popular referendum, which expanded the list of rights and guarantees for the people, who widely supported the constitutional text, with a 90% turnout and an 86% approval. Moreover, in the last four years, 129 higher-ranking legal norms have been approved, an unprecedented accomplishment in Cuba for such a short period. It would be hard to find a country that has a constitution that is more democratic, representative and inclusive of everyone than Cuba\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Significant progress has also been made in criminal legislation, and comprehensive reports have been submitted on Cuba\u2019s efforts to tackle racial discrimination and to protect the rights of disabled persons and minors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All this has been possible despite a worsening economic situation on the island, aggravated especially by the tightening of the US economic and financial blockade and the impact of the pandemic,the inflation on the international market, and many other internal challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe blockade against Cuba constitutes a massive, flagrant, and systematic violation of Cubans\u2019 human rights. Since the previous review, the blockade has significantly intensified with the application of more than 240 additional unilateral coercive measures and the fraudulent inclusion of Cuba in the spurious list of countries sponsoring terrorism drawn up by the US State Department,\u201d the minister noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to official figures, from April 2018 to February 2023, the blockade caused damages estimated in US$24.7 billion. The cumulative effects of more than 60 years of blockade exceed $159 billion dollars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, sanctions against Cuba were deliberately tightened to extreme levels, unlike what happened to the rest of the world. The island was prevented from acquiring pulmonary ventilators from subsidiaries of US companies. It was denied from purchasing parts, pieces, and inputs for the industrial production of the Cuban vaccines. The acquisition of medical oxygen in third countries was also hindered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reactions to Cuba\u2019s achievements were immediate. Almost a dozen countries recognized Cuba\u2019s efforts to promote and protect human rights. Nicaragua, for example, highlighted Cuba\u2019s commitment and resistance to the blockade, which it described as criminal. Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Jordan, and Kenya expressed admiration for the island\u2019s struggle against racism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mexico highlighted the recent approval of a program for women\u2019s empowerment in the Caribbean country. It also assured that Cuba\u2019s recent insertion in the Human Rights Council \u2013 a decision announced last October \u2013 is a recognition of the island\u2019s efforts to protect the human rights of all Cubans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDespite Cuba\u2019s progress since the previous review, we are dissatisfied and strive to improve, promote full dignity and justice, and face the current challenges,\u201d Rodriguez added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cuba has not stopped despite the obstacles. It will continue to improve its institutional and legal framework to protect human rights and promote the construction of a society that is increasingly free, democratic, just, supportive, participatory, and socialist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: Resumen Latinoamericano \u2013 English<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cuba\u2019s Human Rights Achievements are Highlighted in Geneva<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":101011,"featured_media":8327,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3788,"url":"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/cuban-foreign-minister-reaffirms-commitment-to-human-rights-and-denounces-aggressions\/","url_meta":{"origin":8326,"position":0},"title":"Cuban Foreign Minister reaffirms commitment to human rights and denounces aggressions","author":"Editorial Team","date":"February 23, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodr\u00edguez reiterated on Tuesday Cuba's commitment to the promotion and protection of human rights and denounced the economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed by the United States. 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