Camila Vallejo Visits Cuba

[Judi Lynn]

Camila Vallejo Visits Cuba
Written by Marianne Tweedie on April 7, 2012.

HAVANA, CUBA – Vice-president of the Universidad de Chile Federation of Students (Fech) Camila Vallejo has gone to Cuba with secretary-general of the Communist Youth of Chile, Karol Cariola, to participate in the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Cuba’s Union of Young Communists (UJC).

Her visit has already included a three-hour meeting with Fidel Castro, a figure whom she regards as “one of the most important leaders in the world” and “a great visionary”.

Vallejo stressed the importance of Castro’s ideology to the student movement in Chile, saying that “all the reflections that Fidel has represent light and hope for Chile”.

“We really value what Cuba has been and what has led this revolutionary process…For us, what he says, observes, and point out is like a road map”.

More:
http://ilovechile.cl/2012/04/07/camila-vallejo-cuba/52792

[Daniel537]

1. Of course Cuban police don't need water cannons

They've got hundreds of prisons island-wide where they can merely torture people, in some cases to death. Habeas Corpus be damned.

[Judi Lynn]

2. Please feel free to post your sources. n/t

[Daniel537]

3. Quite a few family members, unfortunately.

Miranda rights and habeas corpus were not available to them in the glorious Cuban penal system. But then again, how can one expect any of that from a country who's govt. requires you to obtain permission just to leave the country?