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Cuba



__Primary Document 1__ [|2008 Human Rights Report: Cuba] I chose this report because it is all about the human rights issues in Cuba. It was written by the UN so it is very informative and accuarte. It disscussed all of the multipule violations such as impriosnment for peaceful protests, and no freedom of speech. Many people are put in prisons for peaceful protests against the government. The prison conditions are horrible. With sewage on the floor, verman, poor sanitation, and over crowdedness. The cause of all the problems is because of their previous leader Fidel Castro.

__Document 2__ [|New Castro, Same Cuba] I chose this report because it disscused Cuba's new leader Raul Castro, Fidel Castro's brother. Fidel handed the control of the government over to him in 2006. Raul inherited a corrupt government that caused many violations of human rights. Since he has been in control the "dangerousness " law came to play. People who try to exercise their rights are imprsioned because they are considered " dangerous". This law is agianst s many rights, like the basic freedoms, and then making people suffer because of trying to express them. The government there has many issues.

__Artifact 1__ __[|Obama's thoughts on Cuba]__ I chose this article because it is our presidents view on the problems im Cuba. This relates to the topic because it is a politica view on the situtation. Obama stated that he is calling for an end of the repression and the immediate release of all of the political prisoners. he also claims to have taken steps to reach out to the people of Cuba and his desire to start a new relation with the government. he wants them to enjoy all the rights that Americans have.

__Artifact 2__ __[|Violations of human rights continue]__ I chose this article because it show that the situation had been going on for a long time. This article is a bit old, but what was happening then is still happening now.It is also on more of the political side of the problem. It relates to the topic because it is about the human rights violations in Cuba.

__Artifact 3__ __[|Prisons in Cuba]__ I chose these picture because it shows what life in the prisons are like. It related to the topic because this is part of the problem. The pictures show over crowded cells, guards, and uhappy prisoners. The prisons there are horrible with many satitaion problems. It's a conditon which no human should have to endure. The picures made me feel bad for them. They weren't doing anything wrong, and they have to suffer.