STATEMENTS

The United States takes steps in the right direction, but the blockade remains in force

Declaration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba

On January 14, 2025, the government of the United States announced the following decisions:

1. Remove Cuba from the State Department list of countries that allegedly sponsor terrorism;

2. Make use of the presidential faculty to prevent US courts from taking action with regards to lawsuits that might be filed by virtue of Title III of the Helms-Burton Act; and

The European Left Party has become aware that a group of MEPs has included in the June 8 agenda of the plenary session of the European Parliament an item on the “Political situation and human rights in Cuba”, attempting to undermine relations between the European Union and Cuba.

Serbian lawyer Bojan Dragicevic on Monday denounced the serious consequences of the US blockade against the Cuban people and demanded the immediate end of that policy that he described as criminal.

Cuban Culture Minister Alpidio Alonso highlighted how the US blockade has an impact on the living conditions of all Cubans, hinders development, the material possibilities for expanding cooperation and causes human damage.

The Network In Defense of Humanity appeal to all lovers of peace, justice and international law to denounce the unprecedented aggression of the government of the United States against Cuba, which has been going on for almost 60 years.

The blockade of Cuba is based on provisions that qualify, according to international law, as unilateral coercive measures, as a crime of genocide under the Geneva Convention of 1948 and as a crime against humanity under the Roman Statute of the International Criminal Court.