A letter addressed to Foreign Minister Francisco Perez-Mackenna warns that the tightening of this siege—specifically the prevention of fuel imports to the island—makes life difficult for families and constitutes an act of genocide under international law.
In recent months, the country has experienced prolonged power outages, the suspension of public transport, difficulties in accessing medicine, food, and drinking water, and a backlog of some 100,000 surgical procedures, 11,000 of which involve pediatric patients.
Ending the blockade against Cuba is a humanitarian necessity of the highest order, the text states.
The letter is signed by the National Union of Education Workers and the Unitary Union of Valparaiso, various women’s collectives and movements, the Simon Bolivar Brigade, the Union of Pedagogy Students and Young Teachers, and academics from the University of the Peoples. This Tuesday and Wednesday, the United Nations General Assembly will once again examine and vote on a Cuban-sponsored resolution calling for an end to the blockade, which has been in place for nearly 70 years.
The situation is marked by an unprecedented tightening of this siege, alongside an offensive by the U.S. State Department aimed at undermining the sovereign will of member states.
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