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Cuba accuses Washington of smear campaign over human rights

CUBA hit back at the United States today, saying it “lacks the morals” to give lessons in democracy after President Donald Trump accused Havana of human rights violations.

Washington is set to launch its “Jailed for What?” campaign today aimed at exposing Cuba for jailing 130 political prisoners, calling it a “blatant affront” to democracy.

However Cuban ambassador to the United Nations Anayansi Rodriguez Camejo accused the Trump regime of hypocrisy, highlighting policies that have separated parents and children.

Ms Camejo told UN high commissioner for human rights Michelle Bachelet, that the US “lacks any moral authority to judge Cuba, when its current administration drives an agenda of supremacist, racist and xenophobic ideas.”

She accused the US of systematic human rights abuses including the use of torture and “arbitrary deprivation of liberty” at the Guantanamo Bay military base, where suspects have been held for years without trial.

Cuba called on UN general secretary Antonio Guterres to cancel the event, warning that it is in violation of the UN Charter.

Ms Camejo warned that the campaign is part of an attack on Cuba, which includes the devastating 56-year economic and financial blockade of the country.

Cuban foreign ministry spokesman Carlos Fernandez de Cossio explained that the US has increased hostility towards Cuba in recent months.

He accused Washington of dedicating millions to attempts to undermine the Cuban constitutional order, to “interfere in internal affairs and finance individuals who act as agents of a foreign power.”

Mr Cossio said the Trump administration was escalating a smear campaign over human rights issues in Cuba and warned that “far from engaging in dialogue on the basis of respect, as Cuba has been willing to do for co-operation purposes and as it does with other countries, Washington resorts to fraudulent accusations and defamatory campaigns.”

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