Cuba: No dissent allowed; AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

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http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENG...open&of=ENG-CUB

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Public Statement

AI Index: AMR 25/019/2005 (Public)
News Service No: 217
9 August 2005


Cuba: No dissent allowed

Fifteen people remain in detention following a recent government crackdown on dissidence on 13 and 22 July. Amnesty International is concerned that they may be subjected to harsh or disproportionate prison sentences solely for exercising their right to freedom of expression, association and assembly.
On 13 and 22 July, the Cuban authorities reportedly detained more than 50 people, including journalists and political activists who were organizing or participating in demonstrations.

While most of the dissidents were released without charge, at least 15 men remain in prison and are reportedly facing charges of “public disorder” or criminal charges under the Law for the Protection of the National Independence and Economy of Cuba, also known as Law 88.

On 13 July at least two dozen dissidents were apparently detained in Havana by Cuban police whilst participating in a peaceful memorial for the victims of the “13 de Marzo” tugboat disaster of 1994 in which some 35 people, including children, died when the vessel in which they were attempting to flee Cuba sank after reportedly being rammed by three other vessels, apparently acting under official instructions (see AMR 25/13/97 for more information).

On 22 July around 30 people were arrested as they tried to participate in an anti-government demonstration outside the French Embassy. Nine of them remain in detention and to Amnesty International’s knowledge some may face up to 20 years in prison if they are tried and sentenced under Law 88.

The Cuban authorities continue to suppress any form of dissent by methods such as harassment, threats, intimidation, detention and long-term imprisonment. Amnesty International has received many reports that trials for politically motivated offences or charges frequently fail to meet international fair trial standards.

Amnesty International condemns detention solely for the peaceful exercise of fundamental rights to freedom of expression, association and assembly and considers such detainees to be prisoners of conscience.

Amnesty International calls on the Cuban authorities:

to release all prisoners of conscience;
to bring charges against those still in detention or release them;
to ensure that they are given a fair trial in compliance with international standards;
to refrain from the use of criminal law in such a way as to stifle criticism of state authorities or government policies, or to intimidate those who voice peaceful dissent;
to ensure that peaceful demonstrators are not imprisoned and harassed simply for exercising their right to freedom of expression, assembly and association;
to reform laws, regulations and administrative practices relating to freedom of expression, association and assembly in accordance with international standards.



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21.08.2005 21:37 (zuletzt bearbeitet: 22.08.2005 06:19)
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The Real Cuba

Each dot represents not a tourist attraction, but a prison:



During the Batista dictatorship, there were 11 prisons in Cuba. Now, as can be seen on the above map, there are over 300! The entire island is surrounded by prisons!

The questions are: Why so many prisons in a country where everyone is supposed to be equal?

Why so many prisons in a country where the people are in charge?

Why so many prisons in a country that for 46 and a half years has been 'educating' the 'new man' that is supposed to be like Che?

Why so many prisons in a country where 99.9999% of the people 'vote' in favor of the dictator for life?


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21.08.2005 21:51
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During the Batista dictatorship, there were 11 prisons in Cuba. Now ... there are over 300!

Dezentralisierung?

PS: Ich warte immernoch auf das Zitat aus den AGB zumindest einer Auslandsreisekrankenversicherung, wo der Versicherungsschutz für fremdverschuldete Unfälle ausgeschlossen ist ...
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La distancia no es la causa para que nazca el olvido.


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21.08.2005 22:00
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@ EHB

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PS: Ich warte immernoch auf das Zitat aus den AGB zumindest einer Auslandsreisekrankenversicherung, wo der Versicherungsschutz für fremdverschuldete Unfälle ausgeschlossen ist ...

Was soll das? Hier gehts um Menschenrechte, nicht um Haftpflichtversicherungen.


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21.08.2005 22:04
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Was soll das?

Da du ja hier http://2001662.homepagemodules.de/t50901...ufpassen-6.html nicht mehr auftauchst, muss ich dich halt woanders "erinnern".
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22.08.2005 10:11 (zuletzt bearbeitet: 22.08.2005 10:13)
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The Real Cuba
Stammt nicht von amnesty, was die fehlende Quellenangabe und die optische Nähe zum amnesty-Bericht wohl suggerieren soll, sondern von: http://www.therealcuba.com/

Objektivität gehört nicht gerade zu den Stärken dieser Seite...

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22.08.2005 10:35
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Guantánamo Bay - a human rights scandal

Hypocrisy, an overarching war mentality and a disregard for basic human rights principles and international legal obligations continue to mark the USA's "war on terror". Serious human rights violations are the inevitable result.
The detention camp at the US Naval Base in Guantánamo Bay in Cuba has become a symbol of the US administration’s refusal to put human rights and the rule of law at the heart of its response to the atrocities of 11 September 2001. Hundreds of people of around 35 different nationalities remain held in effect in a legal black hole, many without access to any court, legal counsel or family visits.

As evidence of torture and widespread cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment mounts, it is more urgent than ever that the US Government bring the Guantánamo Bay detention camp and any other facilities it is operating outside the USA into full compliance with international law and standards. The only alternative is to close them down.

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http://web.amnesty.org/pages/guantanamobay-index-eng




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