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US Isolated on Issue of Human Rights in Cuba
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Agencia Cubana de Noticias (ACN) - Dec 18, 2007
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US Isolated on the Human Rights Issue in Cuba
By Angel Rodriguez Alvarez
AIN Special Service
Edited by NY Transfer News
The recent Cuban decision to sign the International Pact on Economic,
Social and Cultural Rights and the Civil and Political Rights is a
clear example of the island's conduct when it is not subjected to
external pressures. It is the sovereign response before the approval
last November 17th of a Resolution of the UN General Assembly's Social
Humanitarian Affairs Commission, eliminating refuting the sanctions
that the US had imposed against the island at the then-UN Human Rights
Commission. The United Nations recognized the reason and justice of the
arguments that, without any concessions, Cuba defended for years while
confronting the politicized, selective and discriminatory actions of
the White House in Geneva.
It is, without a doubt, a victory for the Cuban people in its
resistance to manipulation for 20 years and a reaffirmation of the
growing international isolation of the US government in its anti-Cuba
policy. This is taking place precisely when Wa****ngton is attempting to
reinforce its efforts to recruit other countries in its attempts to
destroy the Revolution. This is a reflection of new times that rule the
recently created UN Human Rights Council, which excluded Wa****ngton's
aspirations to become a member of the new institution, while Cuba was
elected a member with over two-thirds of the votes of UN member
nations. It is not difficult to imagine how much pain George W. Bush
and Condoleezza Rice, as designers and executors of the policy
against Cuba, must have felt over Cuba's growing recognition as a
result of its active and constructive participation in discussions of
the institution and the defense of the legitimate interests of the
Third World.
It is evident that times have changed. It is particularly
significant that outside Havana, in its position as President of the
Non-Aligned Movement, the resolution presented was approved by 168
votes with only 7 against. This victory was achieved only a few weeks
after the UN General Assembly vote approved with a record count of 184
votes in favor of Cuba's Resolution demanding an end to the economic,
commercial and financial blockade imposed by the US against the island.
It is a reward for the tireless battle for the truth against lies; of
transparency over manipulation; of freedom against pressures and
blackmail.
Despite the evidence, no one should think this is the end of the
battle. The White House will not stop in its attempts to continue
manipulating the issue, with the objective of justifying its economic
war and aggression against the island, although right now they are
still suffering defeat.
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