UN Urge Immediate Repeal of Embargo on Cuba
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Only two countries, the US and Israel, voted against this motion. That is pretty amazing [0] when you consider how divided the UN usually is.
Unfortunately, I expect that both the original submission and my comment will very soon be flagged into oblivion.
[0] No, it was not surprising that these countries voted against it, it was surprising that they were the only ones.
What are some of such records?
I doubt that such records would be worse than US or Israel given the recent situations.
> Right to food
I guess this can be blamed on US embargo.
> Repression of dissent & Freedom of expression
+1
Not sure if such mild issues justify the harsh embargo... Well, I guess US truly wanted all the south american nations to be deprived of independent industrialization. [1]
I guess the rise of China offered an alternative to these SA nations.
Let's see how things pan out...
[1] https://www.amazon.com/Open-Veins-Latin-America-Centuries/dp...
The embargo started because the US did not want communist regimes in their backyard. As a reaction the Cubans nationalized all US companies and property. There is a powerful lobby in the US against lifting the embargo.