Written by renowned journalist Factor Menez, the article remembered that the United Nations General Assembly debated the issue of this criminal and inhumane measure on November 28 and 29, as it has every year for the thirty-third time.
Menez after explaining the origin of the blockade in 1962, added how many restrictions the Cuban have suffer undet this policy, which violates human rights.
The legal basis for the blockade has been consolidated with laws such as the Helms-Burton Act and the Torricelli Act, which reinforce the trade ban and seek to sanction foreign companies that trade with Cuba, the article described.
He mentioned that the blockade causes millions of dollars in economic losses, hinders the island’s economic progress, and obstructs the human development of its inhabitants.
It prevents access to medicines, medical equipment, food, and other essential supplies, which directly impacts and affects the health of the population, he added.
The U.S. government justifies it, he said, by claiming that it is a unilateral sanction to influence Cuba’s internal politics, provoke destabilization and discontent among the population, and create conditions for regime change.
