Cuba's Fidel Castro criticises Iran over anti-Semitism

[Pappa]

Anyone fancy pointing me in the direction of what they believe is a fair and balanced account of Cuba's record on human rights?

The wikipedia article is probably a good starting point:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_Cuba

Be warned that some people consider the article biased, justifying that view with comments on the talk page like this:

'Human rights' are propaganda made by the bourgeoisie ruling class to discredit revolutionary class struggle in countries around the world. The 'rights' of the exploiters and oppressors of humanity should be discussed here, why should capitalists be entitled to anything except death?

Yeah.... I'm always wary of any page to do with politics on Wikipedia, especially the extremes, the talk pages do give a good insight into the trustworthiness of the pages... usually.

Thanks for the link.

[Warren Dew]

Yeah.... I'm always wary of any page to do with politics on Wikipedia, especially the extremes, the talk pages do give a good insight into the trustworthiness of the pages... usually.

It's a starting point. If nothing else, it provides a lot of references to chase down.

[Coito ergo sum]

Balance is not necessarily in the middle. If there is more weight on one end, the fulcrum is shifted from the middle to one side.

Human Rights Watch:
http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2009/11/1 ... ame-cuba-0

Scores of political prisoners arrested under Fidel continue to languish in prison, and Raúl has used draconian laws and sham trials to incarcerate scores more who have dared to exercise their fundamental rights. In particular, the Raúl Castro government has relied on a "dangerousness" provision in the Criminal Code that allows authorities to imprison individuals before they have committed a crime, on the suspicion that they might to commit an offense in the future.

http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/1999/06/0 ... -machinery

http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/1998/04/1 ... efing-cuba

http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/1989/07/0 ... -bars-cuba

Search Amnesty International's site: http://www.amnesty.org/en/for-media/pre ... 2010-06-30

[Coito ergo sum]

Here is the Obama Administration's report on Cuba: http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/20 ... 136108.htm

[Lozzer]

Does anyone think this might be ploy to cleanse his image? If Cuba is to thrive post-Castro, it's necessary for Fidel to seek absolution with the rest of the world. It's admirable, if late.