Young Cuban Denounces New Human Rights Violation

Young Cuban Denounces New Human Rights Violation / Cubanet, Yusmila
Reyna Ferrer
Posted on October 13, 2014

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba, 12 October 2014, Yusmila Reyna Ferrer — The
Island's government has denied the right of Carlos Amel Oliva Torres,
youth leader of the Patriotic Union of Cuba (UNPACU), based in Santiago
de Cuba, to travel to the Czech Republic, as invited by organizations
based in that European country, on Saturday 11 October.

According to reports from the young activist, when the customs
authorities at Havana International Airport checked his documents, after
separating from him the rest of the check-in line, and on looking at his
passport, informed him that he could not travel, without giving a
specific reason.

Carlos Amel says that such a violation demonstrates the intention of
Cuban State Security wanted to silence UNPACU's activist and to censor
international exposure to the arguments of the organization in their
fight for a pluralistic society within the island.

It is not the first time that the Cuban authorities have violated Amel
Carlos Oliva's basic right to travel. According to the activist, last
September 30 he was also intercepted while preparing to go to a similar
event in Chile.

With the repeal of the famous "exit permit" in January 2013, Cuban
society appeared to take a step forward in achieving new freedoms.
However, these facts show that what is enshrined in Article 13 of the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights is still subject to consideration
by the authorities of the island, who continue to arbitrarily decide who
can leave the country and who can not.

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