On May 20, Cuban Independence Day, about 350 independent dissident groups are seeking to organize a gathering in Havana. This meeting would be an act of courage in a nation that regularly imprisons people for promoting democracy.
For instance, in March 2003, the Cuban government imprisoned 75 dissidents.
The dissidents, declared "prisoners of conscience" by Amnesty International on its Web site, apparently broke Cuban laws that don't allow them to give interviews critical of economic, social or human rights matters in Cuba; communicated with international human rights organizations; and contacted people viewed as hostile to the Castro government.
It is no wonder that such tyranny has led to the condemnation of the Communist government in Cuba and a worldwide movement to foster democracy there.
Last September, over 100 leaders and activists met in Prague to coordinate a democratic movement in Cuba. The Prague memorandum seeks redress for human rights violations, general amnesty for Cuban political prisoners and accountability for violators of human rights.
"Without a general amnesty for all political prisoners, recuperation of civil liberties and free general multiparty elections, the Cuban people cannot exercise their sovereignty," the memorandum said. "It is inconceivable and unacceptable that people continue to be imprisoned in Cuba for ideals and peaceful political activity."
Public opinion of the world should be focused on Cuba to support the proposed May 20 gathering and the fledging movement toward democracy there.
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