miércoles, 15 de diciembre de 2010

Nothing Has Changed

PUBLICADO PARA HOY 16 DE DICIEMBRE



From the AP:

EU human rights laureate calls for change in Cuba

BRUSSELS -- A Cuban dissident has used a video address at the EU's main human rights prize ceremony to call for the release of all political prisoners and for the country to end attacks on peaceful opposition.

Guillermo Farinas was not allowed to travel to Wednesday's ceremony in Strasbourg, France: "Irrefutable testimony to the fact that unfortunately nothing has changed (in Cuba)," he said.

An empty chair, set out for Farinas, sat in the middle of the legislature with a Cuban flag draped over it.

EU Parliament President Jerzy Buzek said the chair signified a "sad day."

Farinas' 134-day hunger strike helped draw attention to the plight of Cuban political dissidents.

Previous winners of the prize include Aung San Suu Kyi and Nelson Mandela.

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