In a statement sent to the UN Special Rapporteur on unilateral coercive measures, Alena Douhan, who recently visited the island, CPAZ maintained that the economic, commercial, and financial restrictions in place for more than six decades directly affect the rights of millions of Cubans.

The Ecuadorian organization denounced the impact of Washington’s sanctions on essential areas such as health, food, education, and access to technology.

The CPAZ described the economic embargo as “an act of genocide and the principal violation of human rights” against the island.

The group argued that the coercive measures, reinforced between March 2024 and February 2025, exacerbate the population’s shortages by preventing access to medicines, medical equipment, agricultural inputs, credit, and technologies.

The statement reembered that the United States maintains extraterritorial provisions such as Title III of the Helms-Burton Act, which discourage foreign investment and sanction companies from third countries.

According to CPAZ, the Cuban population faces severe restrictions in accessing cancer medications, treatments for people with HIV/AIDS, diagnostic equipment, and surgical supplies, because international suppliers avoid trading with Cuba for fear of sanctions.

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