Little progress in Cuba on human rights: HRW
http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-32030-Little-progress-in-Cuba-on-human-rights
CAIRO: Cuba remains the sole Latin American nation which "represses virtually all forms of political dissent," Human Rights Watch said in a report Sunday, while citing concerns over developments in Venezuela and Mexico.
"Cubans who criticize the government are subject to criminal charges," the watchdog group said in its annual survey released in Cairo.
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While Cuba was singled out in Latin America, HRW expressed concern over others in the region, citing a deterioration of human rights in Venezuela and Mexico's crackdown on drug violence and organized crime.
It cited a "weakening of Venezuela's democratic system of checks and balances under President Hugo Chavez" and said the government "has systematically undermined the right to free expression, workers' freedom of association, and the ability of human rights groups to protect rights."