US Oil Blockade on Cuba 'Energy Starvation': UN Experts
UN experts said fuel shortages have blocked hospital access and school attendance, while Cuba’s health system faces more than 96,000 surgeries in backlog.
- On July 5, United Nations experts issued a statement claiming United States energy policies cause "energy starvation" in Cuba, stating the policy "directly harms the enjoyment of human rights of the Cuban people."
- Washington imposed a fuel blockade in January, exacerbating Cuba's worst economic crisis in decades as only one Russian oil tanker reached the island, pushing essential services to the brink.
- Fuel scarcity prevents citizens from reaching hospitals, with Cuba's health system facing a backlog of more than 96,000 surgeries, including 11,000 for children, as energy shortages disrupt vital services.
- Human Rights Council experts argued that using energy starvation as a coercive tool violates international human rights norms, obstructing the right to development and undermining rights to food, water, and sanitation.
- Lying 145 kilometres from Florida, Cuba has been under a nearly continuous United States trade embargo since Fidel Castro led a revolution in 1959, while President Donald Trump has mused about taking over the island.
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Special Rapporteurs of the United Nations Human Rights Council called on the United States to cease the energy blockade against Cuba, for being illegal and violating the human rights of the Cuban people
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The Rahnuma DailyUN experts urge US to end 'energy starvation' in Cuba
United Nations experts warned that the executive order issued on January 29 by the President of the United States, which imposes a fuel blockade on Cuba, constitutes an “energy asphyxia” with severe consequences for the human rights and development of the country.
UN experts warn that the oil embargo imposed by the United States on Cuba since January has led the country into a state of “energy asphyxiation,” with serious consequences for human rights and the daily lives of citizens. According to the experts, fuel shortages have paralyzed basic services, affecting health, education, access to food and water, while the country’s health system has a backlog of 96,000 surgeries, 11,000 of which involve childr…
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