Forty-seven governments on the Untied Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) will discuss and decide, beginning at its May 30th session, what to do about an unusually truthful report in the world of international politics.
Read MoreThe problem is that given the nature of the Cuban political system, we’ll never know exactly what was discussed or what was intended.
Read MoreYat -Sen Chang is currently the principal dancer with the English National Ballet of London. He comes from a family that has given important names to Cuban dance.
Read MoreKnown as the cradle of the revolution and of the conga, but also as one of the most machista places in Cuba, the city of Santiago in the east of the island was the scene of two days of activities demanding respect and freedom for different sexual orientations and gender identities.
Read MoreCuban legislators continue to refrain from discussing — a form of vetoing without debating — the new Family Code that addresses, among other issues, the rights of lesbians, gays, transsexuals and bisexuals (LGTBs).
Read MoreTo be a regular blood donor is now a quite remarkable task, keeping in mind the difficulties of securing sufficient food, the unpleasantness of having a needle stuck in your body and the almost totally free character of the donation.
Read MoreThe displacement of a tropical wave absorbed into the trade wind belt will cause isolated storms on Saturday afternoon. Isolated sprinkles could occur on Sunday. The rest of the period will be marked by a pattern of breezes with cloud cover in the afternoons. The maximum temperatures will fluctuate between 31°C (88°F) and 33°C (91°F) during the period. Minimum temperatures will remain around 23°C (73°F).
Read More“Few paths are more treacherous than the one that challenges an abuse of power,” warns “A Handbook for Committing the Truth: The Corporate Whistleblower’s Survival Guide” – a primer not only for whistleblowers but for corporate leaders and citizen activists as well, say authors Tom Devine and Tarek Maassarani.
Read MoreThis may well be the photo feature that I did — on Venezuela — with the most love, because at the time I put it together (selecting the images and preparing them for posting on the Internet) I was back home in Cuba. (40 photos)
Read MoreThe rage was proportional to the size of the crowd cornered between the jungle and the wall that will dam up the Madeira River in northwest Brazil. Over the space of three days, workers set fire to some 50 buses and other vehicles, work installations and even their own lodgings, which were built to house 16,000 people.
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