Obama calls on Cuba to respect its people’s rights, says recent events are ‘deeply disturbing’
By APWednesday, March 24, 2010
Obama calls on Cuba to respect its people’s rights
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is calling on the Cuban government to respect the rights of its people.
In a statement Wednesday, Obama cited the recent jailhouse death of a dissident on a hunger strike, uniformed Cuban security agents blocking an opposition march by women demanding the released of jailed loved ones and harassment of those who speak out for their fellow Cubans.
The president called the events “deeply disturbing” and said they show that, instead of entering a new era, Cuban authorities continue to respond to the aspirations of its people with a clenched fist.
Tags: Barack Obama, Caribbean, Cuba, Latin America And Caribbean, North America, United States, Washington
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