We acknowledge Norway's commitment to the Universal Periodic Review.
We encourage the Norwegian authorities to implement the accepted recommendations with an inclusive, comprehensive and self-critical approach.
The National Assembly of delegates of the Switzerland-Cuba Association was held at this capital city of the Swiss canton of Ticino, with broad participation of Cuban residents and friends from various parts of the world.
Cuba reiterates its support for universally applicable and non-discriminatory human rights procedures and mechanisms.
We express our concern regarding the biased and prejudiced conduct exhibited by certain mandate holders. They use sources of information of questionable or no credibility.
We note with great concern the regressions in developed countries regarding minority rights, as they are increasingly left unprotected, segregated and discriminated against.
Attacks on minorities undermine tolerance, inclusion, and diversity, striking at the very essence of human rights and creating the basis for violence.
Insisting on the imposition of interfering mechanisms that violate sovereignty will inevitably lead to the implosion of the Council, as was the case with the Human Rights Commission.
Punitive mandates adopted by the Council without the consent of the State concerned contribute in no way to improving the human rights situation, as they build walls instead of bridges.