Radio Cadena Agramonte emisiora de Camagüey
Geneva, Feb 25th. - Cuba's Foreign Affairs Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parilla expressed alarm at the rise of "neofascism" globally and the regression of policies in support of vulnerable groups in the West, speaking Monday at the inauguration of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
"We note with great concern the advancement of conservative and neo-fascist platforms, and how in developed countries there is a decades-long setback in fundamental rights, including women's equality, sexual and reproductive rights, the rights of people of African descent, ethnic minorities and migrants," he said.
"The right to life is in grave danger. The Charter of the United Nations, international law and multilateralism are being threatened, while the aim is to impose economic coercion and political subversion as methods of international relations," Rodriguez warned.
In this context, the minister called on the UN Council, which opened on Monday six weeks of debates on crises and conflicts in the world, to "advocate more forcefully for a just and democratic international order that guarantees peace and the balance of the world." (Text and Photo: Cubasí)
