Statement by Second Secretary Roberto Cabañas Vázquez at the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Suriname | Human Rights Council
During the Universal Periodic Review of Suriname at the Human Rights Council, Cuba recognized its progress in the promotion and protection of human rights. We highlighted its commitment to the full realization of the human right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment
Statement by representative of mediCUBA-Suisse, Luisa Gómez, during side event: “Health in Cuba under the siege of The blockade”
Luisa Gómez, from mediCuba-Suisse, denounced at a side event that the U.S. blockade, worsened in recent years, hinders healthcare in Cuba as well as the association's own work in Switzerland. She illustrated this with three cases: the impossibility of procuring GeneXpert equipment for HIV monitoring, the rejection of ventilator orders by Swiss companies affiliated with a U.S. corporation, and bank blockades triggered simply by the word 'Cuba.' She concluded that the right to health cannot be separated from the material conditions that make it effective, and that access to healthcare should not be limited by commercial, financial, or political restrictions.
Solidarity in Geneva: Long Live Cuba, Down with the Blockade!
Coinciding with the debate and vote in the United Nations General Assembly on 27 and 28 October on the resolution against the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed on Cuba by the United States government, the Cuba Solidarity Association in Geneva has called for an event in solidarity with our country.
Statement by Second Secretary Aimé Triana Sevajanes, at the General Debate of the Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development.
At the Human Rights Council, Cuba advocated for the adoption of an International Covenant on the Right to Development that places this fundamental human right at the centre of the international agenda. Cuba denounced that the right to development of the Cuban people has been obstructed by the effects of the blockade imposed by the United States government.
Statement by Third Secretary Javier Celma Gonzalez, at the Thematic Debate on Peace, Security and the Right to Development.
At the Human Rights Council, Cuba reaffirmed that development cannot take place amid armed conflicts, threats of the use of force, or economic and political coercion. We denounced the US blockade against Cuba, which causes countless economic damages.