Políticos Europeos Exigen Avances En La Libertad De Expresión En Cuba

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Políticos europeos exigen avances en la libertad de expresión en Cuba Al igual que es posible unir la voz de artistas y periodistas, desde el Parlamento Europeo, políticos europeos de varias tendencias políticas se han unido para exigir avances en la libertad de expresión en Cuba y reclamando un mayor compromiso sobre el tema a la Comisaria Federica Mogherini, Alta Representante para los asuntos exteriores de la UE. Durante los últimos meses, a propósito de las rondas de conversaciones que están teniendo lugar entre el país caribeño y la Unión Europea, en intercambios mantenidos con la Alta Representante de la U.E. un amplio grupo de eurodiputados reclaman un respaldo decidido e inequívoco a la libertad de expresión en Cuba. En su respuesta, Mogherini señala que los Derechos Humanos ocupan un lugar prioritario en la agenda de los encuentros con Cuba. Los diputados, por su parte, recuerdan que es preciso tener una «reacción más efectiva que un intercambio epistolar», pues es innegable que la represión no ha descendido en la isla, como denuncian las organizaciones de derechos humanos. Finalmente, el grupo de firmantes urgen a la Alta Representante de la U.E.que no olvide a artistas y activistas que en Cuba luchan por la libertad de expresión como Tania Bruguera y Danilo Maldonado (El Sexto) entre otros, y que insista ante el Gobierno cubano para pedir su liberación y la retirada de todos los cargos de los que les acusa el régimen. Lea la CORRESPONDENCIA en los siguientes enlaces: . De los Eurodiputados a la Alta Representante (24 de abril, 2015, Bruselas) -http://ow.ly/OKyG2 . Respuesta de la Alta Representante (24 de mayo, 2015, Bruselas) - http://ow.ly/OKzwK . Respuesta de la Alta Representante a los Eurodiputados (12 de junio, Bruselas) - http://ow.ly/OKA6u Entre los FIRMANTES se encuentran: Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN PavelTELICKA GuyVERHOFSTADT SophieIN 'T VELD Tomas ZDECHOVSKY Dita CHARANZOVÁ Javier NART Beatriz BECERRA Enrique CALVET CHAMBON Maite PAGAZAURTUNDÚA Tunne KELAM Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL Marietje SCHAAKE Petras AUSTREVICIUS Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA Gérard DEPREZ Ilhan KYUCHYUK Jose Inacio FARIA Krystyna LYBACKA Ana Maria GOMES Nedzhmi ALI Martina DLABAJOVÁ Cecilia WIKSTRÖM Petr JEŽEK Alexander LAMBSDORFF Marian HARKIN Jozo RADOS Philippe DE BACKER Yana TOOM Julie WARD Georgios EPITIDEIOS Matthijs VAN MILTENBURG Urmas PAET Jean ARTHUIS Hans VAN BAALEN António MARINHO E PINTO GesineMEISSNER MÁS INFORMACIÓN: · Ver Página#YoTambienExijo: www.facebook.com/YoTambienExijo · Ver Carta Abiertaen el Blog: http://www.taniabruguera.com/cms/711-1-Blog+2014+overview.htm · Twitter: @yotambienexijo · Contacto de Prensa: Email: [email protected] .

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