Posted: 18 February 2008
Amnesty International today welcomed the release of four Cuban activists
but urged Raul Castro to urgently release the 58 remaining incarcerated
prisoners of conscience and to guarantee the right to freedom of
expression on the island.
'The release of the four Cuban prisoners of conscience is a very
positive step but we must not forget about the at least 58 people who
remain held in prisons across Cuba for the sole reason of expressing
their political views,' said Kerrie Howard, Deputy director at Amnesty
International's Americas Programme.
'We hope that the recent release is a sign of change in Cuba, a further
openness to improving respect for human rights, including the right to
freedom of expression and association,' said Kerrie Howard.
Amnesty International has adopted 58 people currently imprisoned across
Cuba as prisoners of conscience - those held because of their political
or religious beliefs or because of their sex, nationality or ethnicity.
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