Once again, the Czech Republic has sought to set itself up as the supreme court on human rights.
In this debate, it has attempted to lecture other countries, including Cuba, on how they should behave.
Shame!
We call on all nations, international organizations, and civil society to protect and promote the diversity of sign languages, so that all deaf persons may participate actively in society and reach their full potential.
Mr. President,
Cuba reiterates its firm rejection of selective and politically motivated mandates against certain nations, which are always from the South.
The process of improving the efficiency of the Human Rights Council must begin with the rationalisation of these mandates, which cost millions of dollars and have not had, nor will they have, concrete results on the ground, as they do not have the consent of the States concerned and close the door to the necessary cooperation on their part.
If there is a genuine desire to contribute to the cause of human rights in Venezuela, the inhumane and illegal unilateral coercive measures imposed on the Venezuelan people, which seek to subjugate them through economic and political means in the most cruel manner, must cease immediately.
Geneva, 22 September 2025 — In the context of the current session of the Human Rights Council, the Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations in Geneva organised an event, attended by numerous nations and representatives of civil society, to discuss possible new actions to be promoted in the Council to address unilateral coercive measures, given their growing impact on the violation of the human rights of millions of people around the world.