Situation of human rights in Cuba : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly.
1997
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SymbolA/RES/52/143
TitleSituation of human rights in Cuba : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly.
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Situation of human rights in Cuba
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Summary
Commends the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Cuba for his interim report; calls once more upon the Government of Cuba to cooperate fully with the Special Rapporteur by permitting him full and free access to establish contact with the Government and the citizens of Cuba so that he may fulfil the mandate entrusted to him; regrets profoundly the numerous violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Cuba; urges the Government of Cuba to ensure freedom of expression and assembly and the freedom to demonstrate peacefully, including by allowing political parties and non-governmental organizations to function freely in the country and by reforming legislation in this area; calls especially upon the Government of Cuba to release the numerous persons detained for activities of a political nature, including those who suffer from inadequate medical care while imprisoned or whose rights as journalists or jurists are impeded or denied; calls upon the Government of Cuba to carry out the recommendations contained in the interim report of the Special Rapporteur to bring its observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Cuba into conformity with international standards and applicable international human rights instruments and to end all violations of human rights.
Action note1997-12-12
Vote summary
Adopted 64-29-75, 70th meeting
Meeting record
A/52/PV.70
Agenda information
A/52/251 112c[11] HUMAN RIGHTS--CUBA
Date[New York] : UN, 6 Mar. 1998.
Description
3 p.
Notes
Adopted at the 70th plenary meeting, 12 Dec. 1997.