“The blockade is a collective punishment that violates the United Nations Charter and infringes upon the most fundamental human rights,” the group stated in a release issued ahead of tomorrow’s UN vote on a resolution—presented by Havana—calling for an end to this unjust policy.

The “Diana Aron” Network notes that, within the healthcare system alone, more than 100,000 patients—including over 12,000 children—remain on surgical waiting lists. This is due to the ban on acquiring anesthetics, catheters, prosthetics, and medical instruments that contain U.S.-made components or are covered by U.S. patents.

In the field of pediatric oncology, the inability to gain timely access to state-of-the-art cytostatic drugs has led to a critical decline in survival rates for certain types of childhood leukemia, dropping from 85 percent to 65 percent, the group adds.

It further points out that the systematic targeting of fuel shipments consistently disrupts electricity generation, threatening the operation of life-support equipment and complex hospital infrastructure.

The Chilean Network of Journalists Friends of Cuba denounces the fact that media monopolies impose a “curtain of silence”—or use the euphemism “embargo” to describe what international law defines as a deliberate, asymmetric, and extraterritorial economic war waged against the sovereignty of the Cuban people.

The group urges workers in grassroots, alternative, and cooperative media, as well as content creators, to break the wall of silence and join forces to demand an immediate and unconditional end to this imperial aggression.

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