Christian Liberation Movement urges government to return sovereignty to Cubans

Christian Liberation Movement urges government to return sovereignty to
Cubans

Havana, Cuba, Dec 11, 2009 / 10:59 pm (CNA).- The Christian Liberation
Movement this week urged Cuba's National Assembly to return sovereignty
to the people because Cubans have fought for the "well-being of all, not
for the power of only a few."

"If lawmakers are not willing to fulfill this duty immediately, they
should hold the referendum proposed by the Varela Project so that the
people can vote on the beginning of a new age of liberty with rights for
all, the liberation movement said in a statement.

The Varela Project seeks peaceful democratic change in Cuba

The movement added that Cubans lack fundamental rights that are denied
by the Communist government. "They deny freedom in the name of justice,
but power is monopolized by a small group that has all of the privileges
while the poor majority continues to be poor and has no voice to express
themselves."

The poor also do not have opportunities "to improve their lives."

For this reason, the movement said, it is the duty of the National
Assembly to give Cubans the possibility to freely associate, to
establish their residence in any province, to be able to leave and
re-enter the country without asking permission, to generate their own
sources of work, to elect their leaders and to express themselves freely
without fear of incarceration."

"History confirms that when power is the goal of those who govern, they
are not at the service of the people, but rather they put the people at
the service of their own power. They call this a revolution, which they
want us to accept unconditionally, although many Cubans have dreamed and
fought for the well-being of all and not for the permanent power of a
few," the movement said.

"Rights are not negotiable," the movement said, and "Cubans have a right
to have rights because we are human beings and God created us freed."

The CLM said Cubans who want change must demand it without fear. "We
Cubans can and should be the protagonists of our history. Let us unite
in hope because we can peacefully achieve these changes that will mean
freedom, rights and reconciliation."

Christian Liberation Movement urges government to return sovereignty to
Cubans (11 December 2009)
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