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VII Summit of the Americas: Recommendations from Cuban civil society

The following document, “Recommendations from the Cuban democratic civil society with respect to the mandates for the action of the Seventh Summit of the Americas” is signed by members of the delegation, and signifies an agreement of Cuban civil society...

Communique : Parallel summit in Cuba with members of democratic civil society

The following communique was sent from Cuba and translated from Spanish:Cuba, March 23, 2015CommuniqueA group of organizations involved in various civic and political platforms in Cuba will conduct a Parallel Summit on the island, connected with the Civil Society...

Young Guatemalan of Cuban descent promotes internet / new technology as way to empower LatAm youth

According to the PanAm Post, Gloria Álvarez, a Guatemalan whose father is Cuban and mother is Hungarian, is a “political scientist whose speech against populism has gone viral, inspiring almost a million people across social networks…”Álvarez is an...

Jared Leto Shows Support for Activist “Dreamers” at Oscars

Actor, musician, and now Academy Award® winner Jared Leto, used the spotlight after winning his supporting actor Oscar® for “Dallas Buyers Club,” this past Sunday evening to highlight the struggle of pro-democracy activists in Ukraine and Venezuela. Below is the...

Senator Marco Rubio Delivers Floor Speech on Cuba & Venezuela

Earlier this week, following U.S. Senator Tom Harkin’s talk praising Cuba upon returning from his recent trip there, with no mention of the multiple human rights violations and constant oppression inflicted on the Cuban people by a totalitarian regime, Senator...