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FROM
CUBA
Three
dissident groups issue liberal manifesto in Cuba
HAVANA (www.cubanet.org) - The Liberal Democratic
Party, the Cuban Change Liberal Movement and the
Democratic Solidarity Party have issued a "Liberal
Manifesto of Havana" in which they oppose
the death penalty.
The joint document, drafted July 21, notes the
government's crackdown on dissidents in March
and April and the execution by firing squad of
three young men who had hijacked a plane.
The document said the three groups consider the
current economic crisis to be of national origin
and not caused by external factors, an allusion
to the U.S. trade embargo.
The groups also urged the international community
to pressure the government to respect human rights.
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