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4.06 Foreign Policy
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Repression of Political Dissent in Cuba
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March 2017
Raul Castro was named chief of state, president of Cuba, and commander-in-chief of the armed forces on February 24th, 2008. General Raul Castro and the loyalist group took control of the comunist state in 2012.
The Communist party is noticed as Cuba's only political party. The Communists have monopolized most of the government positions of Cuba. Cuba is so harsh that not even Cuban citizens get fair trials. Cuba is practically ruled by Communists.
By: Vanessa Torres
Human Rights
Cuba signed the UDHR and sits on the UN Human rights Council. Cuba also signed the ICCPR and the ICESCR. Despite this, Cuba places servere restrictions on the rights in these documents and still partakes in harassment and more. Cuba freed dozens of political prisoners in 2010 and 2011 though.
Human Rights Issues
Origins
How did the human rights issue come about? Who does it affect and how? How does it affect human rights?
Cuba had been a Spanish colony until Spain gave it up to the U.S. with the Treaty of Paris in 1868. America later through the years then gave Cuba its independence. The leader of Cuba did not like being controlled over by another country. Cuba began to grow their relationship with the Soviet Union stronger while their relationship with America had its distance. In 1959, Fidel Castro established a Cuban socialist state closely aligned with the Soviet Union. The human civil and political rights in Cuba began slowly disintegrating like; the freedoms of assembly, religion, and expression were only limited. With the rights being restricted it affected the citizens of Cuba because it meant that their decisions or opinions didn't matter in society. Which caused the citizens to revolt in protest. All the rights in Cuba were being violated and disrespected in so many ways that affected their human rights.
Brief History
A man named Fidel Castro led one of these groups. With the help of his group, Castro overthrew President Batista. Castro then executed 3,200 people. He declared Cuba a socialist state and they began helping the Communists. The US then broke all diplomatic relations with Cuba.
Responses
Cuba was originally a Spanish colony but was given to the United States, which then gave it independence. They had many rulers that abused their power such as Fulgencio Batista. This led to many anti-government groups.
How is the United States government responding to t...
How is the United States government responding to the issue? How are other governments both inside and outside the situation responding to the problem? How do these responses relate to the foreign policy spectrum of approaches you studied in the lesson (isolationism, diplomacy, interventionism, imperialism)?
The U.S. Government has responded to this problem by creating a prohibition againt Cuba; limiting their trade and restricting them from entering the U.S. Some are against the common position created by the EU. The U.S. used interventionism to lower Cuba's economy substantially hoping to make life in Cuba harder, but Cuba formed diplomatic relationships with other countries, such as China, Venezuela, Costa Rica, and Russia. Although Cuba has isolated themselves from the United States, they have not isolated themselves from other countries (Isolationism). This led to the closure of the Havanna U.S. Embassy in 1961, therefore ending all diplomatic relations between the two countries (Diplomacy). With the closure of this embassy, all intervention of the U.S. in Cuban affairs was ceased (Interventionism). At this time, Castro was not going to allow any country to take Cuba as their territory (Imperialism).
Relations With Other Nations
Cuba promotes opposition to the U.S. policies and the country itself. Despite this, Canada still maintains a strong trade relationship with Cuba. Canada is also the largest source of tourists for Cuba.
Evaluation- Are the efforts and policies enacted by governments and international organizations successful? What would you recommend be done to better address the human rights issue?
I believe the prohibition of trade and travel between Cuba and the U.S. has failed because both countries are only hurting themselves. Even though it was unintentional, the restriction is causing the U.S. to hurt many Cuban citizens because of the U.S. no longer providing them with the many resources that they need. By the Cuban Government not mending the issue with the United States, they are just hurting the Cuban citizens because what they eat, where they go, and what they become are all controlled by their government. I would recommend the U.S. bargain with Cuba to get rid of the prohibition that the U.S. made on Cuba in exchange for something else that the US needs or wants. This would allow Cuba to see that they are opening doors, and this could be a good way of helping them fix the humans rights issues. Cuba signed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and sits on its council. They also signed the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). Also signed was the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (ICESC). If Cuba ratifies these treaties, this will be one step closer to better addressing the human rights issues. Cuba has placed harsh restrictions on the rights said in these treaties. They still continue to harass, scrutinize, detain, and imprison peaceful, political human rights activists.
General Raul Castro
Works Cited
http://learn.flvs.net/webdav/educator_usgovt_v12/module04/04_06_08_b.htm