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Activists from the island and exile present human rights abuses committed against women in Cuba
By Cuban Democratic Directorate

Maria Lima presents the human rights situation of Cuban women at the Center for the Opening and Development of Latin America

Maria Lima presents the human rights situation of Cuban women at the Center for the Opening and Development of Latin America

 

The International Women’s Committee for Democracy in Cuba, represented by María A. Lima, participated in a conference organized by the Uruguayan members of the committee and the Montevideo Department of Women and Families titled, “Women’s participation in politics and decision making.” The event was held on March 7th, in Montevideo Uruguay to mark International Women’s Day.

 

María A. Lima spoke about human rights violations against women on the island and screened two videos with exclusive footage from Cuba which featured the “Mambisas" human rights group as well as Berta Antúnez and her daughter Damaris García. Both groups of women in the videos detail the human rights situation on the island and ask for solidarity and support from the international community for those who struggle for freedom in Cuba.

 

Sylvia Iriondo, president of Mothers against Repression for Cuba, who was also in attendance, expressed the need for solidarity with the Cuban people in their struggle for democracy. She included testimonies from Laura Pollán of the Ladies in White, and Martha Beatriz Roque Cabello, an activist and former political prisoner.

 

Representatives of the Cuban exile organizations mentioned above were able to meet with political and human rights leaders in Montevideo to address the situation in Cuba.

In another event commemorating International Women’s Day, the Center for the Opening and Development of Latin America sponsored an event titled “The current human rights situation for women in Cuba,” in which Maria Lima also participated. During the event, various testimonies of Cuban women were shown, and a telephone call was held with Dr. Hilda Molina from Havana.

 

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