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Until now, the official position has been that Cuba is free of such crimes. In 2015, the sexologist Mariela Castro Espín, daughter of leader Raúl Castro, told Tiempo Argentino newspaper. “We ...
American women’s Cuba travel Roque’s denial reminds me of a post I recently saw in a women’s international solo travel group. An American sitting poolside in Varadero sipping her mojito ...
In modern Cuba, women have free access to abortion and up to two years maternity leave. [19] Before the success of the Cuban Revolution in 1959, abortion in Cuba was illegal and contraceptives inaccessible. Reproductive health laws were patterned after the 1870 Penal Code in Spain, making abortion highly restrictive. [21]
In 2005, the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought was awarded jointly to Reporters without Borders, Nigerian human rights lawyer Huawa Ibrahim, and the Ladies in White.Five of the leaders of the movement were selected to receive the prize: Laura Pollán, whose husband Hector Maseda is serving a 20-year sentence; Miriam Leiva, whose husband Oscar Espinosa Chepe has been conditionally released ...
March 17 – 2024 Cuban protests: Hundreds of protestors in several cities demonstrate against food shortages, electricity outages and political repression. [4]May 15 – The United States removes Cuba from its list of countries deemed less than fully cooperative against violent groups.
The current crime wave in Cuba has been linked to the ongoing economic crisis, which economists believe equals or has surpassed that of the 1990s after the fall of the Soviet Union, when stories ...
Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Contribute Help; ... History of women in Cuba (5 C, 2 P) O. Women's organizations based in Cuba (1 C, 3 P) S.
“This crown belongs to Cuba after so many years. We are going to show the world who we Cubans are and what we are made of,” she said. Alina Robert, representing Havana, was the first runner-up ...