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In reply to the discussion: HRW : CUBA [View all]muriel_volestrangler
(101,312 posts)25. Amnesty? "Obama should follow UN lead on Cuba embargo"
Barack Obama should follow the lead of the UN General Assembly and take all necessary steps to end its economic embargo against Cuba, said Amnesty International on Thursday, after the UN body condemned US sanctions against the island.
Amnesty International said that it believes the embargo is particularly affecting Cubans access to medicines and medical technologies, putting lives at risk.
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"The US embargo against Cuba is putting at risk the lives of millions by preventing them from accessing vital medicines and medical technologies," said Kerrie Howard, deputy director of Amnesty International's Americas programme. "These sanctions are immoral and should be lifted immediately."
Because of the US embargo, Cuba faces severe restrictions in importing medicines, medical equipment or technologies from the USA or from any US company abroad. The sanctions also limit other imports to the island and restrict travel and the transfer of money.
http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/news/obama-should-follow-un-lead-cuba-embargo-20091029
Amnesty International said that it believes the embargo is particularly affecting Cubans access to medicines and medical technologies, putting lives at risk.
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"The US embargo against Cuba is putting at risk the lives of millions by preventing them from accessing vital medicines and medical technologies," said Kerrie Howard, deputy director of Amnesty International's Americas programme. "These sanctions are immoral and should be lifted immediately."
Because of the US embargo, Cuba faces severe restrictions in importing medicines, medical equipment or technologies from the USA or from any US company abroad. The sanctions also limit other imports to the island and restrict travel and the transfer of money.
http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/news/obama-should-follow-un-lead-cuba-embargo-20091029
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Not to mention our own HR record. What happens to protesters HERE. See Ferguson and
sabrina 1
Dec 2014
#54
The U.S. government has routinely tortured those it detains. So long as Bush and Cheney walk
KingCharlemagne
Dec 2014
#59
The same is true of China and probably Vietnam but that doesn't stop us from working with them.
craigmatic
Dec 2014
#3
where are your posts demanding we suspend relations with dozens of other countries
CreekDog
Dec 2014
#46
Yeah, if we'd just maintained that embargo against Cuba for one more decade....
Paladin
Dec 2014
#12
Yes, it's really that overdue; that being from 2002 makes it worse
muriel_volestrangler
Dec 2014
#30
I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that in all probability. No one gives a shit whether
Guy Whitey Corngood
Dec 2014
#37
Isn't there an OP you could start about some Muslim doing some fucked up shit somewhere? nt
Guy Whitey Corngood
Dec 2014
#39
My point is that seems to be the sole purpose of this poster. He seems to have added commies
Guy Whitey Corngood
Dec 2014
#55
"Life goes on. A man becomes preeminent, he's expected to have enthusiasms. Enthusiasms...
Guy Whitey Corngood
Dec 2014
#64
I'll do that when you point me out to people who post about nothing else but that. nt
Guy Whitey Corngood
Dec 2014
#66
Who else is there to reply to when trying to ignore facts being pointed out?
Violet_Crumble
Dec 2014
#62
Are you implying that normalising relations with Cuba is a bad thing?
Donald Ian Rankin
Dec 2014
#40