Cuba demands justice, respect from CHR
By
Bivan Saluseki
Taken from The Post/Zambia
February, 16, 2005
Cuba has demanded for justice and respect from the United Nations Commission for Human Rights (CHR). A statement released by the Cuban embassy in Lusaka stated that it was necessary to put an end to the political manipulation of the works of the CHR.
The statement comes ahead of the Commission's 61st session to take place in Geneva from March 14th to April 22, 2005. It stated that another resolution against Cuba would fuel the spiralling confrontation, polarization and political manipulation, which had been eroding the CHR's authority, increasingly undermined by selectivity and double standards...
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