The Violation of Human Rights in Cuba One of the largest Human Rights violations occurring in the world today is on the small island of Cuba. The government there is repressing the civil and political rights of all it citizens mainly the right to free speech and free press. Article 53 of the Cuban Constitution provides: “Freedom of speech and press are recognized for citizens consistent with the purposes of socialist society. The material conditions for their exercise are present by the fact
our relationship with Cuba. Right now, the people of Cuba live in a socialist society. For the past few years we have been trying to help out the Cuban people and start to get them ready for a free, independent, democratic way of life. President Clinton has done many things to promote foreign policy in Cuba. For example, he as made it easier for people to correspond between America and Cuba; and small amounts of money are allowed to be sent to Cuban families and independent organizations, even
in Latin American that refuse to comply with the new political migration. One country in particular, which does not have physical geographic connection to Central and South America, fiercely resisted the vociferous call of democracy. That country is Cuba situated ninety miles off the Florida coast and exists as an antithesis to United States democracy. Cuba’s unwillingness to succumb under the United States’ to adopt democratic policies has made it a special case of socialism. A revolution, transition
changes in socia... ... middle of paper ... ...y became independent from Spain under some conditions; United States Military would occupy Cuba and the Platt Amendment would be place in their constitution. The Platt Amendment was a guideline that was added by the United States Congress. This kept Cuba controlled and protected by the US. The Platt Amendment “gave the United States the right intervene in domestic politics at will.” Cuba was an American territory. Cubans looked at this as an elimination
democracy which then drew from the social structure of Cubans of different color voting for positions within this government. Their structure of the Cuban system was strikingly similar to changes that were being undertaken in Louisiana at the time and Cuba was a secondary location to exert similar practices. McKinley appointed General John Brooke to be the first military governor in 1899 and Brooke had been known for protecting the liberties of black voters in the United States (Scott 155). As Brooke
saved and Cuba would be happy. Marti should not have died! Ay, his dying!” (Krauze 20). This song originating from the streets of Havana was song in mourning for Jose Marti. Jose Marti is widely considered as one of the founders of the Cuban nation as it’s known today. Jose Marti had a very strong sense of Nationalism for Cubans as a whole. His visons lead many people from many different races, ethnicities and politics to gain a strong sense of pride and passion for their nation of Cuba. Jose Marti’s
The leader of Cuba is Raul Castro, he has been the leader of Cuba since 2008. He was also the leader of the army forces, before he became the president. He has done so money great things to help the country to become better. They chose him after Fidel Castro resigned and the people of Cuba thought Raul would be the next best president. Fidel Castro was the president before him he served for a great while. The country has several different names for their currency; Cuban peso, Cuban convertible peso
The Afro-Cuban Struggle for Equality Introduction During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the island of Cuba was in the process of emerging from a Spanish colony to an independent nation. Freedom from Spain, however, was not the only struggle that Cuba was experiencing at this time. After having been oppressed by slavery for several centuries, Afro-Cubans, who had joined the fight for independence in large numbers, were demanding equality in Cuban society. Nevertheless, whites
Hawaii and Americans to ensure the prosperity of their own country. Next, in the case of Cuba, the U.S. was interested in the location for its sugar industry, the countries traded greatly with one another. Also, in this case America had invested approximately $50 million in the Cuban sugar industry. This sparked a revolution by the Cuban people against the Spanish, as Cuba was a Spanish colony. Despite America initially stating that they sought neutrality in the affair, America went into war, which
Cuba In the past fifty years we have witnessed the end of the cold war, the end of communism in a vast majority of nations as well as the rise of the United States to being the sole world power. But while the world has greatly changed over the past half-a-century, there has been little change in the Cuban-American relationship. Since the rise of Fidel Castro to power in the early nineteen fifties, the United States has all but cut off all relations with the Cuban government. It has now been