The opposition Council for Democratic Transition (CT) asked the United Nations this Wednesday to urge the Cuban government to comply with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and recalled that states should not violate citizen guarantees, even in time of war.
The request is contained in a statement from the CT on the occasion of the presentation by the Cuban government of its annual report on the North American embargo and its socioeconomic effects before the plenary session of the United Nations in New York.
"Cuba does not meet the appropriate requirements to join the Human Rights Council of the United Nations, a body composed of 47 member states, responsible for the promotion and protection of human rights in the world," the CT stressed in its request.
The CT appreciates an increase in repression against opponents and independent civil society activists, citing the cases of Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara. coordinator of the San Isidro Movement, arbitrarily detained for days, without charges; Denis Solís González, arbitrarily imprisoned, accused of contempt; Luis Robles Elizástegui, imprisoned for publicly displaying a poster calling for the release of rapper Solís and MaykelOsorboCastillo Pérez, who remains arbitrarily imprisoned and whom the UN Committee against Forced Disappearances classified as missing, was arrested after fourteen days without the authorities indicating his whereabouts.
To support its request, the Transition Council lists violations and non-compliance of the Cuban government in humanitarian matters such as the ruling communist party's violation of the Constitution and Cuban laws, preventing the effective participation of citizens, and resolutions condemning the Committee for the arrests. arbitrary, and breaches of statutes and standards of the International Labor Organization (ILO).
In April and May, the Cuban Observatory for Human Rights (OCDH) documented 1,941 repressive actions, including 448 arbitrary arrests, 20 acts of serious violence and - at the time of writing this note - 127 citizens and seven others remain in prison for political reasons. They were released last month, according to OCDH data.
The CT, created on June 14, is ainitiative of about thirty opponents, of different political tendencies, chaired by José Daniel Ferrer García, who described it as important and necessary for the democratization of Cuba.
Elena Larrinaga de Luis, Secretary of International Relations of the CT, declared toCyberCuba that heEuropean Parliament approved a resolution that condemns the violation of human rights in Cuba and the terrible government management of the communists made us understand that there were conditions to materialize this project.
The Council for the Democratic Transition in Cuba is currently made up of the following people:
José Daniel Ferrer, President (CT), Patriotic Union of Cuba
Marthadela Tamayo, Vice President (CT), Women's Network
Víctor Dueñas, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (CT), Activist
Eroises Gonzalez, Advisory Committee (CT), Women’s Platform
Félix Llerena, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (CT), Activist
Rolando Cásares, Vice President (CT), Cuban Youth Dialogue Table
Manuel Cuesta, Vice President (CT), Progressive Arch/Cuba in Plural
Elías Amor, Consultative Committee (CT), Cuban Liberal Union
Yeris Curbelo, Vocal (CT), Eastern Democratic Alliance
José Silva, Vice President (CT), Opposition Movement for a New Republic
Eduardo Diaz, Vocal (CT), Democratic Alliance Pinareña
Siro del Castillo, Consultative Committee (CT), Solidarity of Cuban Workers
Boris González, Alternate Spokesperson (CT), Independent Journalist/Democratic Action Unity Table
Dr. A.S. Omar Vento, Advisory Committee (CT), Pan American Foundation for Democracy
Dariem Columbié, Secretary (CT), Otro18 Platform
Héctor Valdés, Cabinet (CT): LGBTIQ+ Issues, San Isidro Movement/Independent journalist
Fernando Palacio, Consultative Committee (CT), Center for Leadership and Development
Sara Cuba, Vice President (CT), Alliance for Inclusion
Alejandro González, Consultative Committee (CT), Cuban Observatory for Human Rights
Juan A. de la Nuez, Vocal (CT), Citizen Movement for Reflection and Reconciliation
Roberto A. López, Consultative Committee (CT), Independent College of Pedagogues of Cuba
Iván Hernández Carrillo, Vice President (CT), Independent Trade Union Association of Cuba
Iris Ruiz, Vice President (CT), San Isidro Movement
Zuleydis Pérez, Consultative Committee (CT), Democratic Action Unity Table
Elena Larrinaga, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (CT), Women's Network
Dr. José M. Vera, Advisor to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (CT), Professor of Constitutional Law
Enix Berrio, Vice President (CT), Christian Democratic Party of Cuba
Ernesto Gutiérrez, Advisor to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (CT), Doctor of Law
Juan A. Madrazo, Consultative Committee (CT), Citizens Committee for Racial Integration
Félix Navarro, Vice President (CT), Party for Democracy Pedro Luis Boitel
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