Real changes are rights based.
Statement of the Christian
Liberation Movement
The common position maintained by the European Union in its relations with the Cuban government is under review. Tomorrow Wednesday August 27th the second round of these negotiations will be held. The most important condition has been the requirement of respect for human rights on the island, where little or nothing has changed for the good of the people in recent years. Continuing repression, arrests, lack of opportunities, and impoverishment, in other words, no real changes. Only transformations that seek to conceal a false continuity of oppression and privilege by a small group in power.
The Christian Liberation Movement does not intend to isolate Cuba and understands that the interests of organizations, businesses and citizens of the European Community be defended, but we are convinced that EU cooperation should be focused as a priority on achieving in our country a democratization process to ensure both in law and in practice the full respect of human rights for all.
We therefore hope that the representatives of the European Union are consistent and coherent with the democratic tradition of their own nations and demand a true process of change that our people want and need.
Changes are rights!
Eduardo Cardet Concepción
The common position maintained by the European Union in its relations with the Cuban government is under review. Tomorrow Wednesday August 27th the second round of these negotiations will be held. The most important condition has been the requirement of respect for human rights on the island, where little or nothing has changed for the good of the people in recent years. Continuing repression, arrests, lack of opportunities, and impoverishment, in other words, no real changes. Only transformations that seek to conceal a false continuity of oppression and privilege by a small group in power.
The Christian Liberation Movement does not intend to isolate Cuba and understands that the interests of organizations, businesses and citizens of the European Community be defended, but we are convinced that EU cooperation should be focused as a priority on achieving in our country a democratization process to ensure both in law and in practice the full respect of human rights for all.
We therefore hope that the representatives of the European Union are consistent and coherent with the democratic tradition of their own nations and demand a true process of change that our people want and need.
Changes are rights!
Eduardo Cardet Concepción
Coordinating
Council of the MCL
Holguín
Holguín
August
26, 2014.
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| Eduardo Cardet Concepción |
Original Spanish text below taken from the Christian Liberation Movement website . If you see room for improvement in the translation please comment below and will take under advisement.
Declaración
del Movimiento Cristiano Liberación
La Posición Común mantenida por la Unión Europea en las relaciones con
el gobierno cubano está en proceso de revisión. Mañana miércoles 27 de
agosto se efectuara el segundo encuentro de estas negociaciones.
El condicionamiento más importante ha sido la exigencia del respeto a
los derechos humanos en la isla, donde poco o nada ha cambiado para el
bien del pueblo en los últimos años. Continua la represión, las
detenciones, la falta de oportunidades el empobrecimiento. En fin,
nada de verdaderos cambios. Solo falsas transformaciones que persiguen
encubrir la continuidad de la opresión y los privilegios de un pequeño
grupo en el poder.
El Movimiento Cristiano Liberación no pretende el aislamiento de Cuba y
entiende que se defienda los intereses de las organizaciones, empresas y
ciudadanos de la Comunidad Europea, pero estamos convencidos que la
cooperación de la Unión debe estar enfocada de forma prioritaria en
lograr en nuestro país un proceso de democratización que garantice en
la ley y en la practica el respeto pleno a los derechos humanos de
todos.
Por eso esperamos que los representantes de la Unión Europea sean
consecuentes y coherentes con la tradición democrática de sus propias
naciones y demanden un verdadero proceso de cambios que nuestro pueblo
quiere y necesita.
¡Cambios son derechos!
Eduardo Cardet Concepción
Consejo Coordinador del MCL
Holguín,
26 de Agosto de 2014.
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