Topic > Cuba Dangerous Law - 779

For years, Cuba has not only fought for freedom, but also various internal issues are part of the national history of the island. Human rights, prostitution; and poverty are among the most significant internal problems Cuba is facing to date. Although the government has primary responsibility and is particularly responsible for the full implementation of the human rights inherent to all human beings, Cuba is among many countries in the world where human rights are violated on a daily basis. As reported in the National Human Rights Reports for the year 2013; Cuba is a country where the government has organized mobs to attack and disperse those who tried to assemble peacefully (National Human Rights Reports), Cuban society lives without guarantee of fundamental individual freedoms of the press, religion, association, speech, etc. Cuba has a political system of abusive laws, corrupt institutions and a penal code that allows the state to imprison individuals even before they commit a crime, on suspicion that they may commit one in the future. This is Cuba's "dangerousness" law, this repressive law categorizes those who do not have the same ideas as the government or contradict socialist norms; as a potential threat or “dangerous”. The number of political prisoners increases every year, they are criminally prosecuted and have no guarantees as public hearings are conducted by incompetent and biased courts. Like the case of Ramon Velasquez, sentenced to three years in prison in January 2007, after a "march of dignity" through Cuba to demand respect for human rights and the freedom of political prisoners (imprisoned for "dangerousness" in Cuba). Unfortunately, this type of detention involves ...... middle of paper ...... wages for them and their families. Another serious internal problem in Cuba is poverty which not only affects the jobs of Cubans, but is also the cause of death, of millions of refugees, of food rationing and lack of housing, for example. With a total population of approximately 11.2 million. Cubans struggle every day to survive. Perhaps the government provides education, healthcare, electricity and social programs, the reality shows that many Cubans live in extreme poverty. Because Cuba depends on external assistance from other countries, revenues from agriculture, trade and tourism are very small, and its communist government maintains tight control of the entire economy. The level of poverty in Cuba reflects the millions of Cubans who leave the island in dangerous conditions in search of a better life in other countries such as the United States, where approximately 1.6 million people live..