Rice rose 50% in three months, oil doubled in price, and cooking gas is 60% more expensive than at the beginning of the year.
United Nations human rights experts warned of a “silent Gaza” in Cuba, denouncing that U.S. sanctions are causing fuel and electricity shortages with serious humanitarian consequences.
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The statement, issued from the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, stressed that food and basic resources should not be used as instruments of political pressure, as this violates the right to life.
Democratic members of the U.S. Congress Mark Pocan, Teresa Leger-Fernandez, Maxine Dexter, and Delia Catalina Ramirez visited Cuba in July, met with President Miguel Diaz-Canel, and condemned the energy blockade imposed by Washington.
Pocan stated that the Cuban situation is comparable to “a silent Gaza,” because although there are no attacks, the population cannot work, preserve food, access medicine, or maintain a normal life.
The reference is linked to the crisis in the Gaza Strip during the 2023-2025 war between Israel and Hamas, which left more than 73,000 dead and destroyed essential infrastructure, blocking access to basic services.
A boat leaves Barcelona and crosses the Atlantic heading for a pediatric hospital in Cuba.
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Experts recalled that the United States expanded unilateral sanctions in June 2026, affecting energy companies and further blocking the acquisition of fuel, even for humanitarian purposes, amid nationwide blackouts in Cuba.
The energy crisis hits women, children, the elderly, and farmers particularly hard. Prolonged blackouts disrupt medical services, cause medicine shortages, and hinder treatments such as cancer, exacerbating social vulnerability.
Inflation reflects the impact: rice rose 50% in three months, oil doubled in price, and cooking gas is 60% more expensive than at the beginning of the year.
UN Experts George Katrougalos, Zaina Jallad, Sofia Monsalve Suarez, Surya Deva and the Working Group on Peasants called on the U.S. government to cease coercive measures and on the Security Council and the General Assembly to act urgently.
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