UN Human Rights Leader Calls for Cuba Sanctions to Be ‘Lifted Immediately’
Volker Turk said the measures have doubled infant deaths to 9.9 per 1,000 births and cut childhood cancer survival to 65%.
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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Calls for the 'Immediate' Lifting of the U.S. Blockade on Cuba
In May, new sanctions were imposed, some of them of extraterritorial scope, aimed at private actors such as traders, insurance companies, tourism companies, maritime companies or financial institutions, the High Commissioner said.
UN calls on US to lift sanctions against Cuba due to rising child mortalityVolker Turk said there is a critical shortage of medicine and fuel in Cuba due to US restrictions. This has led to an increase in mortality among children and cancer patients.
The UN calls on the United States to lift sanctions on Cuba. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, warned that the new US restrictions against Cuba are exacerbating a humanitarian crisis that already affects access to fuel, food, water, and medical care. According to his office, the sanctions […]
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Monday called on Washington to immediately lift the harsh sanctions it imposed on Cuba this year, warning that the measures were causing suffering and endangering human lives, TASR reported, citing an AFP report.
Children are dying as US sanctions push Cuba to the brink, warns UN human rights chief
Children are dying because doctors cannot access essential medicines, UN human rights chief Volker Türk said in a stark warning on Monday, calling for the immediate lifting of United States sanctions against the Caribbean nation that were causing “widespread harm”.
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