Reply #1: I respect HRW - here's another good call by HRW

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http://www.hrw.org/press/2002/04/cuba0425-ltr.htm

Dear President Castro:

Human Rights Watch is deeply concerned that González is not receiving appropriate treatment in prison. The authorities have taken away his glasses and the cane he uses to determine where he is walking, and no special accommodations have been made for his blindness. Moreover, the authorities have reportedly refused to allow him to keep a Braille Bible that his wife brought to him.

We urge you to order the release of Juan Carlos González Leiva, the two independent journalists and five activists arrested with him, and the many others who are incarcerated in Cuba for exercising their internationally-recognized human rights.

Sincerely, José Miguel Vivanco - Executive Director