UN envoy: not aware of opposition in Cuba

(14 Jul 2017) A UN Human Right's envoy said Friday she "didn't know of any opposition" in Cuba and said the Trump Administration policy is a move in the wrong direction for relations between the U.S. and Cuba. Virginia Dandan just concluded a 3-day visit to Cuba with visits to governmental organizations and civil society members, but no meetings with dissidents or private citizens in her survey of human rights on the island. Dandan said her visit was too short and restricted to properly assess the status of human rights in the country, but nonetheless will present her findings to the United Nations in a broad report due in June 2018. The Trump Administration has promised to roll back some policies from the Obama era in part because of Cuba's human rights record, which has been harshly criticized by Republicans in Florida and some Trump Administration officials. The Cuban government rejects U.S. criticism of its closed political system and says human rights in the country are respected by officials. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives ​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/18ac336263d2fc9cc2d5212c35696c17

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