Reply #180: If I lived in Cuba

[Feanorcurufinwe]

I could be put in jail for publicizing these human rights reports if the government decided it was 'contrary to the existence and objectives of the socialist state'.

"ARTICLE 62. None of the freedoms which are recognized for citizens can be exercised contrary to what is established in the Constitution and by law, or contrary to the existence and objectives of the socialist state, or contrary to the decision of the Cuban people to build socialism and communism. Violations of this principle can be punished by law."
Constitution of the Republic of Cuba, 1992

Yes they absolutely should be put into context. Everyone who wants to learn about Cuba should read these reports and decide for themselves what to make of them.

http://www.hrw.org/reports/1999/cuba/
http://www.cidh.org/annualrep/2002eng/chap.4a.htm
http://web.amnesty.org/report2003/cub-summary-eng


I think the most insightful thing I've read is Jimmy Carter s May 14, 2002 speech at the University of Havana.
I posted it above, but I think it is worth putting out there again.