Cuban Representative Roberto Cabanas, in his address, stated that this aggression is “aimed at ruthlessly punishing our entire population, in flagrant violation of their human rights.”

He also explained that Washington is going so far as to threaten trade tariffs on countries that supply oil to Cuba. With this, he added, “they intend to make the international community complicit in an energy blockade against our nation.”

He further specified that they are using as a pretext the absurd assertion that Cuba constitutes an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security of the United States.

The diplomat exposed the true objective of this draconian unilateral coercive measure, which attempts to paralyze the country’s economic and social activity and cause suffering to millions of Cubans.

In this regard, Cabanas emphasized to those present that “The Human Rights Council cannot remain silent in the face of these criminal acts.”

The Cuban representative also stated that the 61st session of the Human Rights Council will take place in a complex international context, as the multilateral system and its institutions are under direct attack.

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