Jun
10
2021
"Reason is and always will be our shield"
"Reason is and always will be our shield"
Declaration by the International Relations Commission of the National Assembly of the People’s Power of Cuba
"Reason is and always will be our shield"
Declaration by the International Relations Commission of the National Assembly of the People’s Power of Cuba
Statement by Juan Antonio Quintanilla Román, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Cuba, at the 341st Session of the ILO Governing Body on "Reply of the Government of Venezuela to the report of the Commission of Inquiry on Convention 26 (Minimum Wages), Convention 87 (Freedom of Association) and Convention 144 (Tripartite Consultation)". (GB.341/INS/10). Geneva, Switzerland, 20 March 2021.
Mr. Chairman,
Madam President,
The Social Forum is a unique space for respectful dialogue between the most diverse actors, including a broad range of civil society organizations. We will continue to be firmly committed to the Forum, and we trust that its constructive spirit will prevail in other spaces and mechanisms of the Council.
Madam President,
We need to see an end to the harmful practice by some countries of promoting, without the slightest compunction, double standards, manipulation and a punitive approach and selectivity in terms of human rights.
Cuba will continue to condemn and reject the use of human rights as a political weapon. Likewise, the use of this Council as a stage for confrontation.
STATEMENT BY BRUNO RODRÍGUEZ PARRILLA, CUBAN MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AT THE 46TH SESSION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
Madame Chair,
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the grave problems and colossal challenges human kind was already faced with and exposed new threats, including the frailty of health care systems. The promotion, protection and respect of the right to health are particularly relevant in the current context.