Cuba, esa isla de libertad

Freedom House acaba de publicar el último informe sobre Derechos Humanos y Libertad en Cuba. En él encontramos un magnífico resumen de la evolución de la dictadura cubana desde sus orígenes hasta la fecha. Conclusión: Cuba is not free.

Alguien se lo puede pasar, por favor, a Moratinos? Algunas perlas:

Cuba is not an electoral democracy. President Fidel Castro and, more recently, his brother Raul Castro dominate the political system. The country is a one-party state with the Cuban Communist Party (PCC) controlling all governmental entities from the national to the local level. Communist structures were institutionalized by the 1976 constitution installed at the first congress of the PCC.

All political organizing outside the PCC is illegal. Political dissent, spoken or written, is a punishable offense, and those so punished frequently receive years of imprisonment for seemingly minor infractions. Continuing a trend from 2003, in 2006 the Cuban government harassed dissidents, including using arbitrary sweeps and temporary detentions of suspected dissidents. The regime also called on its neighbor-watch groups, known as “Committees in Defense of the Revolution,” to strengthen vigilance against “anti-social behavior,” a government euphemism for opposition activity. Several dissident leaders claimed to suffer “acts of repudiation” by state-sponsored groups that attempt to intimidate and harass government opponents.

However, PCC membership is still required to obtain good jobs, serviceable housing, and real access to social services, including medical care and educational opportunities. In 2004, a Ministry of Labor decree halted the issuance of all new licenses for 40 categories of self-employment that were legalized in 1993. Roughly 150,000 Cubans are self-employed, representing approximately 2 percent of the workforce. The government systematically violates international salary standards, terms of contract, and other labor codes for workers employed on the island by foreign-owned firms.

Léanlo entero aquí. Y que alguien lo envía al Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, por favor!