The unilateral actions of the United States against Cuba are illegitimate and harm people's human rights, Alena Douhan , special rapporteur of the United Nations Human Rights Council, declared on Friday.
The official, in announcing the initial conclusions of her visit to the island to national and international media, indicated that these coercive actions affect all aspects of life in the country and directly harm its citizens, particularly the most vulnerable groups .
He also noted that these are particularly damaging amid the problems facing the Caribbean nation due to the international crisis , the impact of climate events, and internal economic difficulties.
Furthermore, he emphasized that the inclusion of the island on the U.S. State Department's list of countries that supposedly support terrorism intensifies the harmful consequences . Douhan recalled that Cuba has been under U.S. embargo since 1962 .
This year, the current US administration extended the country's stay on the aforementioned list, causing severe economic damage and greatly hindering the Caribbean nation's attempts to secure essential services and develop social policies.
Similarly, Douhan directly verified the real effect that the blockade has on the human rights of Cubans through his visits and the conversations held since last November 11 with different sectors of the country's political, social and economic life, as well as with institutions and projects.
“ Such measures limit the State’s capacity to develop public policies, threaten the rights to food and a dignified life, hinder academic exchanges, affect the supply of energy, drinking water, medicines, and violate the right to life in general ,” he stressed.
In this context, the related report that the UN Human Rights Council will present in September 2026 will urge the United States to end this unilateral policy “without international legal basis”, the secondary sanctions and their excessive enforcement.
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UN rapporteur acknowledges the impacts of US policy against Cuba
https://www.telesurtv.net/naciones-unidas-impactos-politica-contra-cuba/The unilateral actions of the United States against Cuba are illegitimate and harm people's human rights, Alena Douhan , special rapporteur of the United Nations Human Rights Council, declared on Friday.
The official, in announcing the initial conclusions of her visit to the island to national and international media, indicated that these coercive actions affect all aspects of life in the country and directly harm its citizens, particularly the most vulnerable groups .
He also noted that these are particularly damaging amid the problems facing the Caribbean nation due to the international crisis , the impact of climate events, and internal economic difficulties.
Furthermore, he emphasized that the inclusion of the island on the U.S. State Department's list of countries that supposedly support terrorism intensifies the harmful consequences . Douhan recalled that Cuba has been under U.S. embargo since 1962 .
This year, the current US administration extended the country's stay on the aforementioned list, causing severe economic damage and greatly hindering the Caribbean nation's attempts to secure essential services and develop social policies.
Similarly, Douhan directly verified the real effect that the blockade has on the human rights of Cubans through his visits and the conversations held since last November 11 with different sectors of the country's political, social and economic life, as well as with institutions and projects.
“ Such measures limit the State’s capacity to develop public policies, threaten the rights to food and a dignified life, hinder academic exchanges, affect the supply of energy, drinking water, medicines, and violate the right to life in general ,” he stressed.
In this context, the related report that the UN Human Rights Council will present in September 2026 will urge the United States to end this unilateral policy “without international legal basis”, the secondary sanctions and their excessive enforcement.