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.
The U.S. government pressures and limits the actions of international banks, interferes with the granting of credits and all types of operations with Cuba, pressures suppliers of essential products -including medical instruments, medicines and food products-, sanctions shipping companies that touch Cuban ports, persecutes those who transport fuel, prohibits commercial and charter flights, prevents the arrival of US tourists and cruise ships to its coasts, restricts cultural, academic and professional visits and exchanges, prohibits sending remittances to family members, among many other damages not only for Cuba, but for other states. These measures affect the entire Cuban population and their objective is to make daily life unbearable, in order to motivate political reactions and achieve the desired regime change.
It is urgent today, with the special scenario imposed by the COVID19 pandemic and the global crisis, to mobilize public opinion more strongly than ever in the face of such a long-standing outrage against a people always supportive and courageous, punished for deciding to be master of their own destiny, build a more just society and defend a sovereign country. Not even the blockade has been an obstacle for Cuban doctors, from the "Henry Reeve" Brigade, to have deployed their generous support in more than 40 nations helping to combat the pandemic.
Let us fulfill our ethical duty to denounce this injustice and demand that the principles of peace, international legality, multilateralism and mutual respect prevail and that civilized relations between States prevail, as the only way to guarantee the survival of the human species on the planet.
WE DEMAND AN END TO THE BLOCKADE AGAINST THE CUBAN PEOPLE!
We, the members of 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.
The U.S. government pressures and limits the actions of international banks interfere with the granting of credits and all types of operations with Cuba, pressures suppliers of essential products -including medical instruments, medicines, and food products-,sanctions shipping companies that touch Cuban ports persecute those who transport fuel, prohibits commercial and charter flights prevent the arrival of US tourists and cruise ships to its coasts restrict cultural, academic, and professional visits and exchanges prohibit sending remittances to family members, etc. These measures affect the entire Cuban population and their objective is to make daily life unbearable, in order to motivate political reactions and achieve the desired regime change.
It is urgent today, with the special scenario imposed by the COVID19 pandemic and the global crisis, to mobilize public opinion more strongly than ever in the face of such a long-standing outrage against a people always supportive and courageous, punished for deciding to be master of their own destiny, build a more just society and defend a sovereign country.
Let us fulfill our ethical duty to denounce this injustice and demand that the principles of peace, international legality, multilateralism, and mutual respect prevail, and that civilized relations between States prevail, as the only way to guarantee the survival of the human species on the planet.
Initial Signatures
Noam Chomsky (EE.UU.); Adolfo Pérez Esquivel (Argentina); Pablo González Casanova (México); Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Brasil); Elena Poniatowska (México); Evo Morales Ayma (Bolivia); Danny Glover (EE.UU); José (Pepe) Mujica (Uruguay); Ignacio Ramonet (España/Francia); Martín Almada (Paraguay); Adán Chávez Frías (Venezuela); David Choquehuanca (Bolivia); Hebe De Bonafini (Argentina); Gayle McLaughlin (EE.UU); Frei Betto (Brasil); Ricardo Patiño (Ecuador); Vijay Prashad (India/EE.UU.); Leonardo Boff (Brasil); Estela Carlotto (Argentina); Fernando Morais (Brasil); Patricia Ariza (Colombia); Ernesto Villegas Poljak (Venezuela); Milagro Sala (Argentina); Kofidis Savvas (Grecia); Lucia Topolansky (Uruguay); Fernando Lugo Méndez (Paraguay); Irene Agathpoulou (Grecia); Manuel Zelaya (Honduras); Juan Ramón Quintana (Bolivia); Catherine Murphy (EE.UU); Nora Cortiñas (Argentina); James Early (EE.UU); John Brady TD (Irlanda);Pablo Guayasamín (Ecuador); José Schulman (Argentina); Ricardo Romero (Nega) y Toni Mejías, Los Chikos del Maíz (España); João Pedro Stédile (Brasil); Piedad Cordoba (Colombia); Helen Yaffe (Escocia); Vamvakidis Takis (Grecia); Clare Daly MEP (Irlanda); Ticio Escobar (Paraguay); Josep Manel Busqueta (Catalunya);Asia Villegas Poljak (Venezuela); Senadora Lynn Boylan MLA (Irlanda); Stephen Kimber (EE.UU); Oscar Parrilli (Argentina); Silvio Tendler (Brasil); Ernesto Samper (Colombia); Chris MacManus MEP (Irlanda); Nadia Valavani (Grecia); Carlos Filizzola (Paraguay); Kaltsonis Dimitris (Grecia); Bettiana Díaz Rey (Uruguay); Mauro Casadio (Italia); João Batista Lemos (Brasil); Teresa Parodi (Argentina); Jandira Feghalli (Brasil); Snezhana Todorova (Bulgaria); Jim Fitzpatrick (Irlanda);Thoma Lambrini (Grecia);Renán Vega Cantor (Colombia); Blanca Eekhout (Venezuela); Felix Kury (EE.UU); Pascual Serrano (España); Héctor Béjar Rivera (Perú); Juan Cristóbal (Perú); Paco Ignacio Taibo II (México); Hugo Richer (Paraguay); Carlos Margortta Trincado (Chile); Fernando Sota Rojas (Venezuela); Herminio López Bassols (México); Edgardo Ramírez (Venezuela); Jorge Querey (Paraguay); Claudia Pascual Grau (Chile); Pavel Eguez (Ecuador); Sixto Pereira (Paraguay); Mick Wallace MEP (Irlanda); Manuel Pineda (España); Correa Walter, (Argentina); Nefta Freeman (EE.UU); Esperanza Martínez (Paraguay); Miguel Fulgencio Rodríguez (Paraguay); Sarantidis Konstantinos, (Grecia); Daniel Kovalik (EE.UU); Chris Hazzard MP (Irlanda); Gilberto López y Rivas (México); Deirdre Hargey MLA (Irlanda); Kalomiris Grigoris, (Grecia); Marcos Roitman Rosenmann (Chile/España); Ana Maria Gareaga (Argentina); Pedro Paez (Ecuador); Bill Hackwell (EE.UU);
REDH Executive Secretariat
Aaron James Kelly (Irlanda); Alicia Jrapko (Argentina/EE.UU.); Anarella Vélez (Honduras); Ángel Guerra (Cuba/México); Arantxa Tirado (España); Ariana López (Cuba); Arnold August (Canadá); Arnoldo Mora (Costa Rica); Atilio A. Borón (Argentina); Camille Chalmers (Haití); Carlos Alberto (Beto) Almeida (Brasil); Carmen Bohórquez (Venezuela); Costas Isychos (Grecia); Darío Salinas Figueredo (Chile/México); Eduardo Mernies (Uruguay); Enrique Amestoy (Uruguay); Fernando Buen Abad (México/Argentina); Fernando León Jacomino (Cuba); Florencia Lagos (Chile/Cuba); Gabriela Cultelli (Uruguay); Gilberto Ríos (Honduras); Héctor Díaz-Polanco (México); Hernando Calvo Ospina (Colombia/Francia); Hildebrando Pérez Grande (Perú); Hugo Moldiz (Bolivia), Irene León (Ecuador), Javier Couso (España); Javiera Olivares (Chile); José Ernesto Nováez (Cuba); Karla Díaz (Chile); Katu Arkonada (País Vasco/Bolivia/México); Lillian Álvarez (Cuba); Luciano Vasapollo (Italia); Luis Britto García (Venezuela), Luis Hernández Navarro (México); Marco Schneider (Brasil); Marco Teruggi (Argentina/Venezuela); Marilia Guimarães (Brasil); Nayar López (México); Omar González (Cuba); Orlando Pérez (Ecuador); Pablo Sepúlveda Allende (Chile/Venezuela); Pasqualina Curcio (Venezuela); Paula Klachko (Argentina); Pedro Calzadilla (Venezuela); Ricardo Flecha (Paraguay); Sergio Arria (Venezuela/Argentina); Stella Calloni (Argentina); Tim Anderson (Australia); Vicente Otta (Perú)
Organizations and Institutions
Agrupación Universitaria Graduados del Bicentenario- Córdoba, Argentina
Articulacion continental ALBAmovimientos
Asamblea de Las Heras por el Agua Pura-Mendoza, Argentina
Asociación Americana de Juristas (AAJ) Rama, Argentina
Asociación Ciudadana por los Derechos Humanos, Argentina
Asociación Madres de Plaza de Mayo
ATACC, Argentina
Casa de la Amistad Argentino-Cubana de Lanús-, Argentina
Casa del Trabajador Agustín Tosco, Argentina
Casa Tochan¸ México
CEA- Centro de Estudios Agrarios, Argentina
Central de Trabajadores de la Argentina CTA
Centro Cultural Azucena Villaflor de Monte Chingolo, Argentina
Centro de Estudios Sociales y Culturales «Azucena Villaflor», Argentina
Centro de Estudios y Formación en Política Educativa (CEFOPED)- Córdoba, Argentina
CLACSO
Club griego “José Martí “, Grecia
Colectivo Chavismo SUR, Argentina
Colectivo La Mancha, Venezuela
Comité de Solidaridad Latinoamericana de Mendoza, Argentina
Comité de Solidaridad Mons. Romero, México
Comité Internacional Lula Libre Zona Norte BsAs, Argentina
Comité Internacional Paz, Justicia y Dignidad a los Pueblos
CONADU (Federación Nacional de Docentes Universitarios)
CONSUMEN- Cooperativa de Producción y Consumo de Mendoza, Argentina
Corriente Agraria Nacional y Popular (CANPo), Argentina
Corriente Peronista Descamisados, Argentina
CTA de lxs Trabajadores- San Luis, Argentina
Cuba de Corazón, Grecia
DANDOLE CUERDA cantores de Latinoamérica
Escuela de Cuadros Morena Coyoacán (ECMC)
Frente Patria Grande – Argentina
Frente Productivo Mendoza, Argentina
Fundação João Goulart, Brasil
ORG, Grecia
Intersindical de Mujeres de Mendoza, Argentina
Juventud Nacional de la Central de Trabajadores de la Argentina (CTA-T), Argentina
ORG, Grecia
Romero SICSAL, México
Movimiento de Participación Estudiantil (MPE), Argentina
Movimiento de Solidaridad Nuestra América, México
Mujeres para el Diálogo, México
MUJERTROVA- Movimiento de mujeres trovadoras de Argentina y Latinoamérica
Observatorio Ciudadano de Coyoacán (OCC), México
Observatorio Eclesial, México
Prensa Rebelde, Grecia
Pueblo y Ciencia- Argentina
Red de Feminismo Popular Mendoza, Argentina
Secretaría de Derechos Humanos- Federación Universitaria de Cuyo, Argentina
Secretaría de Derechos Humanos- Federación Universitaria Tecnológica, Argentina
Secretariado Social Mexicano, México
Servicio Internacional Cristiano de Solidaridad con los Pueblos de América Latina, México
SIDUNCU- Sindicato de Docente Universitario de la Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Argentina
Stop al bloqueo contra Cuba, Grecia
Sures- Estudios y defensa en derechos humanos- Venezuela
UST- Unión Trabajadores Sin Tierra