Federal appeals court blocks Florida law barring contracts with Cuba, Syria businesses
May 7, 2013
The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Monday upheld a lower court ruling blocking enforcement of a Florida law that denies government contracts to companies that do business in Cuba or Syria. The law was challenged last year by Odebrecht Construction, a Brazilian company that would be....... [more] 
Anti-Castro militant was acquitted of perjury charges
April 8, 2013
On April 8, 2011, Luis Posada Carriles, an anti-Castro Cuban militant, was acquitted of two counts of perjury and nine counts of making false statements by a jury for the US District Court for the Western District of Texas. These charges were brought following his purported involvement in a 1976 bom....... [more]
President Kennedy banned all trade with Cuba
February 7, 2013
On February 7, 1962, an executive order by President John F. Kennedy banning all imports and exports to and from Cuba went into full effect. This order furthered action taken against Cuba by the US Congress in the form of the Cuban Democracy Act, resulting in a near full embargo against the nation....... [more]
US Senate approved Treaty of Paris, effectively ending the Spanish-American War
February 6, 2013
On February 6, 1899, the US Senate passed a resolution ratifying the Treaty of Paris, effectively ending the Spanish-American War. The treaty, which was drafted and originally signed in 1898 by President William McKinley, did not officially go into effect until April 11, 1899, ending the one year w....... [more]
Cuba rights abuses against political opposition increasing: report
January 6, 2013
Dissident groups, such as the Cuban Commission for Human Rights and National Reconciliation, said Sunday that the Cuban government imprisoned more than 6,000 political activists last year. This is more than 2,000 more than were arrested in 2011. Most prisoners are released within a few days, but the....... [more]
Venezuela will not hold a new election despite Chavez critical health
December 24, 2012
Venezuelan official stated on Saturday that the country will not be holding a new election, even if President Hugo Chavez is unable to take office on January 10 because of his cancer. Although there is a constitutional mandate that the President be sworn in on January 10, Chavez is currently recover....... [more]
Cuba passed bill allowing buying and selling of houses
November 3, 2012
On November 3, 2011, the Cuban government announced the passage of a bill modifying its housing law to allow permanent residents of the country to buy and sell their homes at will for the first time since 1959. The law limits property owners to one main home and one vacation home, and the Cuban bank....... [more]
Cuba activist awarded top EU human rights prize
October 21, 2012
On October 21, 2010, the European Parliament awarded Cuban activist Guillermo Farinas the 2010 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought for his efforts on behalf of human rights and fundamental freedoms. Farinas participated in multiple hunger strikes in support of political prisoners and to protest co....... [more]
Uruguay lower house votes to legalize abortion
September 26, 2012
Uruguay's Chamber of Deputies voted on Tuesday to legalize abortion in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, subject to several conditions, by a vote of 50-49. Cuba and Mexico are the only other countries in the region that have decriminalized abortion. A woman would have to go before a gynecologist, ps....... [more]
Rights group: Cuba must stop harassing political activists
August 3, 2012
Amnesty International (AI) urged the Cuban government on Thursday to stop harassing and detaining political and human rights activists. AI's call for an end to harassment by Cuban authorities came in the wake of Cuba releasing prominent political activist Jose Daniel Ferrer Garcia on Wednesday after....... [more]
US, Amnesty International criticize Cuba for treatment of dissidents
July 26, 2012
The US government and Amnesty International (AI) on Wednesday criticized Cuba for the arrest and detention of more than 40 activists who were attending the funeral of prominent dissident Oswaldo Jose Paya Sardinas who died on Sunday in a car crash. The White House released a statement condemning Cub....... [more]
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