The United States government, through the Undersecretary of the State Department, Brian A. Nichols, reminded the political prisoners of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua.
The message on the social networks of the American diplomat takes place within the framework of the International Day ofHuman rights.
"There are currently more than 1,400 people unjustly detained in Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela. This is the cost of dissent in these countries. We will continue to raise our voices for them, for democracy, for the right to freedom of expression, until that they be released," Nichols wrote on his Twitter account.
Likewise, he recalled that all of these people are imprisoned for defending democracy, human rights and the rule of law for their countries.
"Let us unite to raise our voices until these political prisoners are released," he added.
Human Rights Day is celebrated every December 10, commemorating that in 1948, the United Nations General Assembly approved the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Complaints about the Cuban government have increased in recent times, especially as a result of the peaceful protests of 11J, where more than a thousand people were arrested and a significant portion tried for expressing themselves against the regime.
The Cuban government proclaims itself a defender of human rights and to this end it remembers that in the country health and education are public and universally accessible; however, opponents and international organizations remember that the lack of opportunities in political life, harassment selective targeting of dissidents, as well as the totalitarian control of the state over the lives of citizens, are key elements to define that country as a dictatorship.
This week Amnesty International warned that the new Penal Code, in force since the beginning of December,puts activists, opponents and independent journalists at risk who advocate for change within Cuba.
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