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...from an initial three-year sentence, Biscet continued to advocate for freedom of speech and the extension of human rights to the Cuban people, creating the Lawton Foundation for Human Rights. After organizing a peaceful meeting at a friend’s house to discuss human rights violations in Cuba, the state police barged in, dragged the men onto the street, and beat them while their spouses and children watched. His perseverant focus on human rights landed him a 25 year sentence...
...means is this the only incident of abuse that can be charged against Castro’s regime. In 1967, prisoners had nearly seven pints of blood extracted from them to be sold to Vietnam. The brutal abuse of political prisoners in Cuba was chronicled by Armando Valladares in his book “Against All Hope,” which he presented as a US ambassador to the United Nations Human Rights Commission. Valladares was imprisoned and sent to forced labor camps for refusing to place a placard on his work desk stating his support for the government...
...This is the reality of human rights abuses that regularly occur not only in Cuba, but elsewhere in the world. Today we celebrate those who risk their livelihood to defend human rights...
...such progress to be made, education is paramount: Consciousness of the issues at hand has to be created. Raising awareness is a process in which we can all participate, whether by joining a human rights organization on campus or just speaking to your friends over dinner. Student groups in Cuba are risking persecution just to promote awareness, organizing peaceful demonstrations calling for freedom of expression. Their courage is inspiring, especially considering the recent arrests of three of their leaders...
...conceded his first electoral defeat since winning Venezuela's presidency in 1998. After facing an unusually strong protest movement on the streets of Venezuela's major cities - led not by traditional opposition figures but by university students who'd grown fearful that Chavez was moving the country toward a Cuba-style dictatorship - his reforms were narrowly beaten back by a 51% to 49% margin. The result, and Chavez's graceful acceptance of it, may well have set not only Venezuela, a key U.S. oil supplier, but all of Latin America on a far surer path to democracy in the 21st...