Statement by Josefina Vidal Ferreiro, Head of the North American Division of the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs  


Statement by Josefina Vidal Ferreiro, Head of the North American Division of the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs
 
An unfortunate yet unusual event in Cuba has again been distorted and manipulated by narrow self-serving political interests to justify the policy of blockade against our country. The statements of the State Department and the White House are yet another evidence of the permanent policy of aggression and interference in the internal affairs of Cuba and stand out for their hypocrisy and double standards. Indeed, they are more becoming of the record of human rights violations of the United States in its own territory and in the world than they are of the performance of Cuba, where the human person is valued the most.

There was no statement by the President or the State Department when on January 3, in Chicago, prisoner Lyvita Gomes died behind bars as a result of a hunger strike.

It is not in Cuba where 90 prisoners have been executed since January 2010, while another 3,222 inmates remain on death row, awaiting execution. It must be remembered that the United States has already held its first execution of 2012 and its government ruthlessly represses those who dare to denounce the system’s injustice.

It is the Government of the United States which engages in torture and extrajudicial executions in the countries it attacks, and which uses police brutality against its own people.

In a colossal act of cynicism, the U.S. government dares now to accuse Cuba, while it turns a blind eye on and remains silent about the flagrant violations of human rights generated by the injustice, onslaught and destitution that its policy brings for millions of people around the world, including in the United States.

Cuba will continue to be the country where, in spite the U.S.’s economic war against it, fewer children die at birth, where every day efforts are made to raise the already outstanding levels of social justice, levels that remain beyond reach for most people in the world, including in the United States, where there is a growing inequality.
January 20, 2012
 
 
Declaración de la Directora de América del Norte del MINREX, Josefina Vidal Ferreiro
 
Un hecho lamentable, pero inusual en Cuba, ha sido nuevamente tergiversado y manipulado por intereses políticos mezquinos, para justificar la política de bloqueo contra nuestro país. Las declaraciones del Departamento de Estado y la Casa Blanca constituyen una muestra más de la permanente política de agresión e injerencia en los asuntos internos de Cuba e impresionan por su hipocresía y doble rasero. En realidad, se ajustan mejor al record de violaciones de los derechos humanos de Estados Unidos en su propio territorio y en el mundo, que al desempeño de Cuba, país donde el ser humano es lo más valioso.
 
No hubo pronunciamiento del Presidente ni del Departamento de Estado cuando murió en prisión, en Chicago, a consecuencia de una huelga de hambre, la reclusa Lyvita Gomes, el pasado 3 de enero.
 
No es en Cuba donde 90 prisioneros han sido ejecutados desde enero del 2010 hasta hoy, mientras que otros 3 222 reos esperan su ejecución en el corredor de la muerte. Hay que recordar que Estados Unidos ya celebró su primera ejecución del 2012 y su gobierno reprime sin contemplaciones a quienes se atreven a denunciar la injusticia del sistema.
 
Es el Gobierno de Estados Unidos el que practica la tortura y las ejecuciones extrajudiciales en los países que arremete y el que usa la brutalidad policial contra su propia población.
 
En un acto de cinismo colosal, el gobierno norteamericano se atreve a condenar a Cuba, mientras cierra sus ojos y no alza su voz ante las violaciones flagrantes de los derechos humanos que genera la injusticia, la agresión y el desamparo a los que su política condena a millones de personas en el planeta, incluido su propio territorio.
 
Cuba seguirá siendo el país, en el que, a pesar de la guerra económica de Estados Unidos, menos niños mueren al nacer, donde se trabaja cada día por elevar los ya importantes niveles de justicia social, inalcanzables todavía para la mayoría de los habitantes del mundo, incluyendo los de Estados Unidos, donde la desigualdad es creciente.
 
20 de enero de 2012
 

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VI - Conference on Solidarity with Cuba 22-25 March 2012 in Phnom Penh City  


                                                                                             

    VI - Conference on Solidarity with Cuba
22-25 March 2012 in Phnom Penh City

Thursday 22 March
. Arrival of Delegates in Phnom Penh International Airport
. Delegates are welcomed at VIP room and proceed to the CAMBODIANA Hotel
. Registration of Delegates
  18:00-18:30 . Opening of the painting exhibit “Cubanía en Mariposas” 
  (Nationhood through Butterflies) by Antonio Guerrero
  18:45-19:30 . Book Launching on Cuba by Pathfinder Press Editor.
  19:30 . Private Dinner -Venue: (Mekong Deck Open Air) Cambodiana Hotel

Friday 23 March
. 06:30- 07:30.  Breakfast -Venue : (Mekong Garden Restaurant) Cambodiana Hotel
. 07:30- 08:15. Registration of Delegates 
  Venue : (Foyer at The Grand Ball Room) Cambodiana Hotel
. 08:15- 08:30. Courtesy call to Samdech Akka Moha Ponhea Chakrei Heng Samrin, 
  President of  National Assembly, by all heads of delegation.
  Venue : (Tonle Mekong Room) Cambodiana Hotel
. 08:30 - 09:30 First Session (Opening Session)
-      National Anthem
-      Welcome speech by Hon. Mrs. Nin Saphon,
       . Chairperson of 9th Commission
       . President of Cambodia-Cuba Parliamentary Friendship Group,
       . Chairperson of the Conference Organizing Committee
-      Keynote Speech by the Cuban Header
-      Opening Speech by 
       Samdech Akka Moha Ponhea Chakrei Heng Samrin, 
       President of the National Assembly
-      Photography Session
. 09:30 - 10:00 :     Coffee Break
. 10:00 - 12:30 :     Statement by respective delegates ( 5 minutes each)
. 12:30 - 14:00 :     Lunch
. 14:00 - 17:00 :     Group Discussion
-       First Committee (Topic: The Economic Blockade against on Cuba must be lifted  
-       Second Committee (Topic: Projections for strengthening solidarity towards 
     Cuban people and role of media to spread Cuba’s truth)

Saturday 24 March 
. 08:30 - 10:00 Second Session
-   Documentary Exhibition about Asia and Pacific students in Cuba
-       Report by First Committee
-       Report by Second Committee
-       Final Declaration Adoption
-       Adoption the next venue to host the VII Conference on solidarity with Cuba in 2014
-       Acceptance Speech by next Hosting Country 
. 11:30 - 10:30 :     Closing Session
-     Thankful speech by ICAP leader
-     Speech by Hon. Mrs. Nin Saphon,
      . Chairperson of 9th Commission
      . President of Cambodia-Cuba Parliamentary Friendship Group,
      . Chairperson of the Conference Organizing Committee
. 12:00 - 13:00 : Lunch
. 15:30 - 16:30 : Visit National Museum
. 16:30 - 17:30 : Visit Royal Palac
. 19:00 - 21:00 : Farewell Dinner followed by Cultural Performance
    Venue: Cambodiana Hotel

Sunday 25 March :    
. 06:30 - 08:00      Breakfast Venue: (Mekong Garden Restaurant) Cambodiana Hotel
. Departure of Delegates to  
-       Their respective Home Country
-       Visit Angkor Wat Temples in Seam Reap province 
    (Optional Activity Price ____ USD)

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Free the Five logo by Federico Medina, Perth 2012  

We are happy to share with you the design of the FREE the FIVE logo designed by local Mexican artist Federico Medina. This logo is a great contribution to the international campaign to free the Five Cuban heroes unjustly held in US prisons.

We thank Federico for his solidarity to the international campaign to free the Cuban FIVE.

We ask President Obama "Give us Five! release the Cuban Five Now"

In solidarity,

Australia-Cuba Friendship Society, ACFS Perth branch.
January 2012

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29th Southern Cross Brigade to Cuba Statement  




















Statement by the 29th Southern Cross Brigade condemning the US economic embargo against Cuba.


1.     On this day, Thursday 5 January 2012, the 29th Southern Cross Brigade from Australia proclaims fraternal solidarity to the Cuban people and expresses gratitude for the opportunity to meet Cuban people and obtain an understanding of the Cuban Revolution’s success;
2.     The 29th Southern Cross Brigade congratulates the success of the Cuban Revolution, particularly in the areas of health, education, culture and sport, as an example for other developing countries of the world.

3.     The 29th Southern Cross Brigade condemns the imposition by the US of the economic, commercial and financial blockade against the Cuban people.  These unjust and unfair actions of the US Government are an attempt to interfere with the sovereignty of the Cuban people, and an attempt to impose US political structures inside Cuba for the benefit of the US.

4.     The 29th Southern Cross Brigade considers that the unfair blockade is an agressive act designed to inhibit Cuba’s economic and social progress. The unfair US blockade has brought substantial damage to the Cuban economy and prevents the Cuban people from achieving the same opportunities for economic progress and wellbeing that is currently enjoyed by all other peoples of the world.

5.     The 29th Southern Cross Brigade calls for worldwide support to the Cuban people in their continuing opposition to the unfair US blockade, and supports all efforts by governments, citizens and corporations to work against and stop the unfair blockade.

6.     The 29th Southern Cross Brigade supports the efforts of the United Nations, the European Community and other Governments in maintaining normal economic, commercial and financial relationships with Cuba.

7.     The 29th Southern Cross Brigade calls on the Australian Government, its agencies, the Australian people and non-government organisations to express support to the Cuban people and express opposition to the unfair US blockade in all relevant forums and actions.

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