Cuban Regime Cannot Refute Rosa Maria Paya
Rosa Mar\xeda Pay\xe1, founder of nonprofit Cuba Decide and daughter of assassinated Cuban political dissident Oswaldo Pay\xe1, took the floor on the last day of the examination of Cuba by the UN Human Rights Council. Her petition was simple: expel Cuba from the council. A Cuban official responded by attacking her character, but he said nothing in response to her summary of the regime's activities.\n\nThe Impunity Observer reached out to Pay\xe1 to learn firsthand what motivated her speech. In addition to broad and consistent violations of human rights on the island, Pay\xe1 stressed that Cuba has been an instrumental partner to Russia during the invasion of Ukraine.\n\nOver 2,000 Cuban youth are serving with the Russian front in Ukraine, and the regime forbids young males to leave the island without permission. Moreover, the dictatorship has been echoing Russia Today\u2019s programming\u2014bypassing sanctions\u2014and broadcasting it worldwide.\n\nShow notes: https://impunityobserver.com/2024/04/09/cuban-regime-cannot-refute-rosa-maria-paya