Forked-tongue on Human Rights Abuses is counter-productive and revolutionary uneven! The ink has dried on a resolution demanding the US to end its embargo against CUBA which was adopted by an overwhelming majority in the United Nations [UN] Assembly, and yet it’s regarded as ‘business as usual’. And POPCRU has welcomed the successful demonstrations held on Friday at the US Embassy in relation with the demand for unconditional release of the CUBAN FIVE. How long will this blasphemy be upheld in the international politics? And me thought we will be joined by Amnesty International? And after perusing from their website, a puzzling capturing reads ‘There is no Amnesty International presence in this country’ No wonder that despite huge media presence, the stories did not occupy the main stories counting of Friday….Perhaps, editors missed the sound bites! Shots! And/or the quotes!And a pull-out of some media houses suggest that 'US strings' were pulled against such a coverage....but the struggle is inevitable! Thanks that Business Day covered the story and uploaded the video for all capitalists to see what progressive forces are saying in South Africa! Me thought a demand for dignity for all cuts across barriers crafted by ideological disposition or whatever and now concludes that supporting humanitarian cases all over the world, are indeed politicised! Period! The Amnesty International's 2011 report reveals ‘a world in which people continue to challenge oppression despite the powerful array of repressive measures used against them. It shows that the communities most affected by human rights abuses are the real driving force behind the human rights struggle’. The only capturing worth reading about is about the negative impact of the economic embargo which reads ‘The US embargo continued to affect the economic, social and cultural development of the Cuban people and in particular the most vulnerable groups. According to the UN Population Fund, treatments for children and young people with bone cancer and for patients suffering from cancer of the retina were not readily available because they were commercialized under US patents. The embargo also affected the procurement of antiretroviral drugs used to treat children with HIV/AIDS. Under the terms of the US embargo, medical equipment and medicines manufactured under US patents cannot be sold to the Cuban government’. Perhaps, Amnesty International South African may provide clearer appraisal on whether the CUBAN FIVE Campaign does not fit into the brief of AI activities in this continent as it is with the rest of other continents. The stance that, ‘Amnesty International does not currently have a presence in this [CUBA] country’. Is deafening! We have argued that Obama is an individual leading a rife imperialist system in which Neo-Liberal Agenda runs deep and such a stance [may] be affirmed by the decisions which are still been taken such as,‘In September, US President Barack Obama renewed the extension of economic and financial sanctions against Cuba as provided for in the Trading With the Enemy Act. In August, he relaxed travel restrictions on academic, religious and cultural groups under the “people-to-people” policy. For the 19th consecutive year, a resolution calling on the USA to end its embargo against Cuba was adopted by an overwhelming majority (187 votes to two) in the UN General Assembly. Demanding dignity for the CUBAN FIVE must be our daily bread at all platforms in South Africa! NB: Amnesty International is a global movement of more than 3 million supporters, members and activists in more than 150 countries and territories who campaign to end grave abuses of human rights. Our vision is for every person to enjoy all the rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights standards. We are independent of any government, political ideology, economic interest or religion and are funded mainly by our membership and public donations. Issued by: Mampane Norman National Spokesperson Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union Tel: 0112424600/4615 Cell: 0720737959 Email: [email protected] www.popcru.org.za 01 Marie Road Auckland Park 2006
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