Cuba has been re-elected to the United Nations Human Rights Commission, angering U.S. officials who likened the move to choosing a gangster to protect a bank.
Cuba was selected for a new three-year term Tuesday after the U.N. Economic and Social Council chose 24 countries to serve on the commission.
The Council is the parent body of the Human Rights Commission, which sits in Geneva.
The vote follows a recent Cuban government crackdown on dissent that has been criticized around the world.
Cuba recently prosecuted nearly 80 pro-democracy dissidents, sentencing them to lengthy prison terms for treason and subversion. Authorities also executed three men earlier this month convicted of hijacking a ferry with the intent of reaching the United States.
Amnesty International Page on Cuba's Human Right Abuses
Of course it's all our fault.
Posted by feste at April 29, 2003 06:53 PM