19-03-2010, 10:53 AM
This is obviously not a black-and-white case. The "Machete-split-head" incident was in 2000 and was not the reason for his imprisonment since 2003.
I also think that this case is used to put pressure on Cuba for human rights violation, and it is too easy to put the blame solely on Cuba, ignoring the specifics of the case.
But essentially putting the responsibility for his death solely on the prisoner, ignoring the role of the Cuban justice system also does not seem to fit, at least from my perspective.
Every prisoner dying from a hunger strike in prison is one too many.
I also think that this case is used to put pressure on Cuba for human rights violation, and it is too easy to put the blame solely on Cuba, ignoring the specifics of the case.
But essentially putting the responsibility for his death solely on the prisoner, ignoring the role of the Cuban justice system also does not seem to fit, at least from my perspective.
Every prisoner dying from a hunger strike in prison is one too many.
The most relevant literature regarding what happened since September 11, 2001 is George Orwell's "1984".