US EditionUN Human Rights Expert Urges U.S. to Lift Sanctions on Cuba
UN expert Alena Douhan says US sanctions worsen Cuba's humanitarian crisis by restricting economic revenue, affecting education, food security, and healthcare, echoing a recent UN vote.
- On Friday in Havana, Alena Douhan urged the United States to lift sanctions on Cuba, citing harm to education, food security and healthcare after meetings since last week with Cuba's public and private sectors.
- Amid shifting U.S. policy, the embargo's origins date to 1960 and sanctions increased during Donald Trump's first term, continued under Joe Biden, and tightened again this year.
- Cuba's 10 million residents have endured blackouts, food shortages and inflation as public coffers drained, tourism collapsed and 69% of medicine and medical supplies are unavailable, Douhan said.
- Only the U.S. Congress can lift the Cold War-era embargo, limiting immediate policy change despite international calls, and a U.S. State Department spokesperson said sanctions were not to blame and noted legal export allowances.
- Douhan's remarks in Havana on Friday echoed a majority of UN member nations that last month overwhelmingly called for an end to the U.S. economic embargo on Cuba.
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HAVANA (AP) — A UN human rights expert on Friday urged the United States to lift sanctions on Cuba, saying they affect the entire island population, impacting sectors such as health care, nutrition, and education. Alena Douhan, the UN Human Rights Council's special rapporteur, said this was her second visit to Cuba — the first was in 2023 — and that she has observed a further deterioration across all sectors due to the stricter measures imposed …
HAVANA (AP) — A UN human rights expert on Friday urged the United States to lift sanctions on Cuba, saying they affect the entire island population, impacting sectors such as health care, nutrition, and education. Alena Douhan, the UN Human Rights Council's special rapporteur, said this was her second visit to Cuba — the first was in 2023 — and that she has observed a further deterioration across all sectors due to the stricter measures imposed …
UN human rights rapporteur calls on United States to lift sanctions on Cuba
HAVANA (AP) — A United Nations human rights expert on Friday urged the United States to lift its sanctions on Cuba, saying they are impacting the island’s entire population, hitting sectors including health care, nutrition and education.
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