[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 185 (Wednesday, December 10, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2357]
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    60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SIGNING OF THE UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSAL 
  DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS TO CONDEMN THE ONGOING ATTACKS ON HUMAN 
                             RIGHTS IN CUBA

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                            HON. ALBIO SIRES

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 10, 2008

  Mr. SIRES. Madam Speaker, I rise today, the 60th Anniversary of the 
signing of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, to 
condemn the ongoing attacks on human rights in Cuba.
  It has been reported that possibly a dozen people in Cuba have been 
rounded up and detained by the regime to thwart their efforts to attend 
Human Rights Day events on the island. I was outraged, but not shocked 
to hear of this most recent action by the brutal Cuban regime to deny 
the Cuban people their basic human rights, which are guaranteed in the 
U.N. declaration. Dissident groups throughout Cuba have attempted to 
organize protests, and government attacks on protesters will likely 
continue.
  This blatant disregard for the rights of all peoples on this symbolic 
day so accurately represents the true nature of the oppressive Cuban 
regime. I will continue to fight for a day when the voices of all Cuban 
people are respected.

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