In a letter addressed to the multilateral body, the academic group expressed its support for the resolution—presented by Cuba—that calls for the lifting of the embargo, which has been in place since 1962. The group emphasized that it is essential for the UN General Assembly to approve this resolution once again.

As scholars of the Cuban reality, members of the Center expressed their stance against what they described as a policy that violates international law and negatively impacts both Cuba and third-party nations.

The letter rejects the extraterritorial application of the Helms-Burton Act—passed by the U.S. Congress in 1996—which imposes restrictions on the governments, citizens, and companies of other nations through unilateral measures.

It notes that, for more than six decades, Washington has conducted several forms of pressure against Cuba, including the country’s inclusion on the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism and the tightening of economic sanctions.

The letter also cites the more than 240 additional measures passed in recent years, as well as military threats, legal actions against Cuban institutions and leaders, and the suspension of cooperation programs.   According to the document, this policy is a “multidimensional war,” the effects of which reach essential sectors such as education, healthcare, transportation, food, agriculture, and water distribution—hence the call to put an end to this “silent genocide.”

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