The Cuban Liberty Council (CLC) is a nonprofit organization whose stated goal is to promote liberty and democracy in Cuba.[1][2][3]
Activities
editCLC was founded in October 2001.[4] Many of the members of the CLC's Board of Directors and Executive Committee have played key roles in shaping U.S. policy towards Cuba and have led diplomatic delegations to the United Nations Human Rights Commission, where they achieved the passage of key United Nations resolutions condemning Fidel Castro's human rights record. They have also played a role in advising foreign governments on their Cuba policy and have met with numerous world leaders, including Václav Havel, Lech Wałęsa, Ronald Reagan, Boris Yeltsin, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, José María Aznar, Ernesto Zedillo, and Felipe González.
CLC has been called a "hard-line" organization due to its staunch opposition to weakening the U.S. embargo against Cuba.[5][6]
Notable members
edit- Marcell Felipe
- Feliciano Foyo
- Horacio García
- Alberto Hernández
- Ninoska Pérez Castellón
- Diego R. Suárez
- Luis Zúñiga
See also
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References
edit- ^ Department Of State. The Office of Electronic Information, Bureau of Public Affairs. "Remarks to the Cuban Liberty Council". 2001-2009.state.gov. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
- ^ Nbc 6 • • (2022-11-27). "Felipe Valls Sr., Founder of Miami's Iconic Versailles Cuban Restaurant, Dies at 89". NBC 6 South Florida. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Cummings, William. "Cuba releases new photos of Fidel Castro". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
- ^ Finnegan, William (2004-03-07). "The Cuban Strategy". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
- ^ "Cuban Dissident Blogger Seeks To Unite Castro's Cuba With Miami's Cuba". www.npr.org. 2013-04-02. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
- ^ Isabelle Vagnoux, 'Washington-Miami-Havana 1999-2009: Towards the End of a Ménage à Trois?', in European Journal of American Studies, 2009 II, p. 3