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Cuban dissident criticizes Castro’s regime at the UN Human Rights Council Geneva, October 2nd, 2006 - Osvaldo Alfonso Valdés, a Cuban dissident, who gave a brief statement at the Human Rights Council (HRC) today in
Representing the Centrist Democrat International (CDI), he questioned Valdés was one of the 75 dissidents imprisoned between March and April 2003 by the Cuban regime and condemned to harsh sentences, in some cases up to 28 years, in an episode or repression condemned by the international community. Subsequently, 15 were released and three of them, including Valdes, were allowed to leave the island. After his statements before the HRC, Valdés told EFE that by releasing those prisoners, the regime “attempted to give an image of flexibility.” He also stated that “they intended for the European Union’s diplomatic sanctions to be lifted” which were imposed against Valdés, who has lived in
He maintained that he has no hope that the situation of human rights and liberties will improve after Fidel Castro’s temporary delegation of power to his brother, Raul. “Raul fulfills the subsidiary function of dictator. To achieve change in In Geneva, Valdés also participated in various forums sponsored by human rights organizations.
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